In the Equality in the Courts blog series, HRC attorneys discuss news and break down the legal theories related to the U.S. and state supreme courts as well as other significant federal cases. This post is submitted by HRC Law Fellow Aaron Friedman: Thursday, the Justice Department moved to intervene in a lawsuit against the Mohawk Central School District in New [...]
On December 19, stimulus-based COBRA assistance was expanded to cover employees involuntarily terminated through February 28, 2010 and extended the COBRA premium reduction period from nine to 15 months. This critical assistance helps the recently-unemployed and their families afford health insurance coverage under their previous employer’s group health insurance â€" but same-sex partners and spouses of [...]
Earlier this week, the Bozeman City Commission voted 3-0 to prohibit public employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.  They also updated their policies to clarify that they provide benefits to domestic partners of city staff. Bozeman is now the second city in Montana, after Missoula, to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in [...]
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