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Life Events Guide to Benefits Design Element

Domestic partner rules apply to the Health & Welfare Plan only. General Beneficiary designation rules apply to all Plans.

External Related Links:
(These are listed for your convenience. The sites and the contents of the sites are not sponsored or endorsed by your benefit plans. Use them at your own risk.)

  • lambdalegal.org - - Large national organization working toward gay civil rights. Learn about legal issues in your area and in the country at large. There are also event and job listings.
  • unmarried.org - - Site for an alternatives-to-marriage project. Houses articles, stories, "fun facts," and FAQs.
  • ACLU: Gay Issues - -Court cases, laws, articles regarding the gay and lesbian civil rights law, job discrimination, marriage, military ban, parenting, students & school, and more. There are also links to books and other publications.
  • palimony.com - -Articles containing information for unmarried couples dealing with issues like what you should know before moving in together to estate planning. There are also legal articles, links to other websites, and suggestions for books on related topics.
  • Nolo Encyclopedia - -Listing of FAQ covering property rights, parenting issues, common law marriage, medical decisions, and pre-marital agreements. There is also a separate section devoted exclusively to same-sex couples that touches upon many of these same topics as well as taxes, adoption, and more.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information:

Health & Welfare SPD

Pension SPD

Benefit Plan Checklist

 

“Domestic Partner” is defined as a spousal equivalent relationship sanctioned by the laws of a state, county, city or other municipality. Domestic Partners shall become eligible on the first day of the month following the month the Plan Office receives proof of Domestic Partner status in the form of an official certification of registration of domestic partnership and either 1) an affidavit of “dependency” for tax purposes, or 2) advance remittance of at least six months of taxes the Plan Office determines are due on the additional imputed taxable income to the member, including the employer's portion of such taxes. The Plan will not be responsible for any taxes, tax-related penalties or interest imposed on the member as a result of providing Domestic Partner coverage.