Domestic Partner Benefits for Federal Employees
The Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009 has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin and in the Senate by Senators Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins. The bill, which would provide employment benefits to the domestic partners of federal employees, states, in part:
An employee who has a domestic partner and the domestic partner of the employee shall be entitled to benefits available to, and shall be subject to obligations imposed upon, a married employee and the spouse of the employee.
To read the bill or to see if your Representative and/or Senator has signed on as a cosponsor of the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (H.R. 2517 in the House, S.1102 in the Senate), please visit:
Please join the National LGBT Bar Association in thanking Congresswoman Baldwin, Senator Lieberman, Senator Collins and 86 other cosponsors for recognizing the needs of LGBT families and demonstrating their support for equality in the federal workplace.
To sign on to the LGBT Bar’s thank you letter, please use the following link:
I support equal employment benefits for all federal employees.