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Update: How do health and welfare plans handle same-sex marriages?

First Massachusetts and now California have legalized same-sex marriages, and other states may recognize the legal status of these unions. Yet federal and many state laws do not recognize same-sex marriages, creating unique issues for health and welfare plans offering spousal benefits. This Update unravels the differing legal requirements for insured and self-insured plans and reviews same-sex marriage issues that all private-sector employers sponsoring health and welfare plans should keep in mind.  (Update, 23 Jul 2008, 4 pages)

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