Douglas County to extend benefits to employees' same-sex spouses
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By Cody Winchester / Published Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 3:18 pm / Updated at 3:28 pm
Douglas County will extend benefits to the same-sex spouses of employees who were married legally in other states.
The County Board voted Tuesday to change the definition of an eligible spouse from legally married spouse to the person to whom the employee is legally married, regardless of whether that person is of the same gender or opposite gender of the employee.
The new definition covers all benefits, including health insurance. The move puts the county on similar footing with the federal government, which issued new guidelines this year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act.
I think its the right thing to do, board member Mike Boyle said. I think its the legal thing to do.
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