FSA and FMLA qualifying event The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Defense of Marriage Act constitutes a qualifying event for legally married same-sex couples with Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). Qualified employees now also can apply for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
The following is a document USPS sent out explaining its policy on same-sex marriages: Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) required that, in any federal statutes and rules, the word “marriage” meant only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word “spouse” referred only […]
MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES From: Elaine Kaplan Acting Director Subject: Guidance on the Extension of Benefits to Married Gay and Lesbian Federal Employees, Annuitants, and Their Families As you already know, on June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. […]
Supreme Court decision ensures equal treatment for federal employees regardless of sexual orientation WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees today hailed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision declaring the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. “This ruling is a victory of equality over exclusion, of fairness over fear, of compassion over contempt,” AFGE National President […]