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New York’s Marriage Equality Act and its Effect on Welfare and Pension Benefits
In June 2011, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Marriage Equality Act into law, making New York the sixth state to permit same-sex couples to marry. The law became effective on July 24, 2011.
New York Extends Bereavement Benefits to Same-Sex Partners.
Effective October 29, 2010, New York employers
that offer bereavement leave to employees following
the death of a spouse, or the child, parent, or other....
New York's Highest Court Rebuffs Challenge to Contraceptive Coverage Law (pdf).
New York’s Court of Appeals has rejected a challenge
by a group of religious-affiliated organizations to a state
law requiring employers who provide prescription drug
coverage for their employees to include coverage for
contraceptive prescriptions.
