Courts Continue to Rule on Same-Sex Marriage: Employment Law Manual, Charts Updated
Authors: XpertHR Editorial Team
State bans on same-sex marriage were declared unconstitutional in Kansas, Missouri, Montana and South Carolina. Bucking the trend, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Michigan federal court's decision holding that the state's same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional. The 6th Circuit also reversed lower court rulings in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee that called for the recognition of same-sex marriages validly performed in other states.
In light of these developments, the following sections of the Employment Law Manual have been updated:
- Kansas - FMLA, Health Care Benefits and Taxation of Employee Benefits;
- Kentucky - FMLA, Health Care Benefits and Taxation of Employee Benefits;
- Michigan - FMLA, Health Care Benefits and Taxation of Employee Benefits;
- Missouri - FMLA, Health Care Benefits and Taxation of Employee Benefits;
- Montana - FMLA, Health Care Benefits and Taxation of Employee Benefits;
- Ohio - FMLA, Health Care Benefits and Taxation of Employee Benefits;
- South Carolina - FMLA, Health Care Benefits and Taxation of Employee Benefits; and
- Tennessee - FMLA and Health Care Benefits.
The Tax Treatment of Same-Sex Couple Benefits by State chart and LGBT Rights by State chart have also been updated.
