Money Fix: The Marriage Equality Act and benefits
The work of passing New York's Marriage Equality Act that allows same-gender marriage is over. Now those who oversee employee benefit plans are working to incorporate the new law into their offerings during open enrollment. (June 17, 2008) Credit: AP
The work of passing New York's Marriage Equality Act that allows same-gender marriage is over. Now those who oversee employee benefit plans are working to incorporate the new law into their offerings during open enrollment. And for a majority of employers the enrollment period comes in the last three months of the year. But there are plenty of nuances to be worked out, says Ralph Sepe, a partner with Chernoff Diamond & Co. Llc., a benefits advisory firm in Garden City.
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