Help Wanted: Denial of same-sex benefits
Photo credit: iStock | A domestic partner of an employee may be refused insurance if the plan is self-insured and not subject to state laws, said the state Department of Financial Services.
Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
DEAR CARRIE: My daughter, who is an electrician, asked her union to include her domestic partner in its health-benefits program. But the union turned my daughter down because it contends its insurance carrier doesn't recognize domestic partners. Is this legal in New York State, which has legalized same-sex marriage and has laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation? -- --...
