Dallas Extends Benefits to LGBTQ Employees | Dallas Observer - http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairp...
Feb 18, 2015
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"The City Council voted Wednesday morning to change its definition of spouse, clearing the way for same-sex spouses of civilian city employees to receive survivor pension benefits.
Gay city workers legally married in states that allow same-sex marriages now fall under the same set of pension rules as straight married couples. The council's decision comes after City Attorney Warren Ernst issued an opinion -- appropriately, on Valentine's Day -- that said the city's retirement system needed to include same-sex spouses to guarantee compliance with federal pension laws."
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""Even if there were a cost consideration," Philip Kingston said, "I think equality is worth spending money on.""
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