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October 08, 2004 08:30 AM US Eastern Timezone
The Impact of Same Sex Marriages on Employers' Benefits Expenses
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2004--
Oct. 25 Event Brings Together Leading Legal And Human Resource Executives to Discuss Strategies to Avoid Legal and Public Relations Trouble
The Wall Street Transcript has developed a unique conference on "The Impact of Same Sex Marriages on Employers' Benefits Expenses," which will take place in New York City on October 25. This conference was designed to help senior human resources professionals understand the business and legal implications of same-sex marriage in medium and large organizations. Our expert faculty from PriceWaterhouseCoopers; Robinson & Cole; Witeck-Combs Communications and The Human Rights Campaign and many others will discuss the legal, financial and human resource policy implications of Same Sex Marriages on Employers' Benefits Costs.
"The stakes for employers' misreading the pertinent legislation, regulations and rulings could not be higher," The Wall Street Transcript conference director David Wanetick said. "Same sex marriage will impact employee health care benefits, pensions, paid-leave and COBRA benefits -- pretty much every aspect of human resources planning -- and very few companies have begun to give this issue the attention it deserves."
Some of the issues to be addressed at this first-of-its-kind forum include:
-- When can/must employers deny domestic partner benefits?
-- Which foreign state laws regarding Same Sex Marriage are you required/forbidden to recognize in your state?