Domestic Partners and FMLA

Paper Summary:

In this article the writer presents an examination of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and looks at how it relates to homosexual couples. The writer explores various companies that provide benefits for domestic partners as well as state statutes that mandate such policies. The writer claims how unfair it is that benefits are not federally mandated for the FMLA when it comes to domestic partner relationships. The writer points out that children are being adopted every day by gay couples and those parents are being deprived of spending the first few months at home bonding with that child. The writer maintains that a negative impact on the workforce is produced by the lack of federal mandate for FMLA with domestic partnerships. The writer concludes the essay with a personal point of view.

From the Paper:

"In today's society many couples are non traditional. They are fully committed to each other and their life together but for various reasons are not married. Same sex couples are not allowed to be married and many heterosexual couples don't believe the government should force them to have a formal ceremony to commit to each other.
The FMLA leaves those couples out in the cold. Recently companies across the nation have taken a close look at the impact refusing domestic partner benefits has on the morale of their workforce and have decided to implement benefits on their own. In addition some states have made the move to mandate coverage for domestic partners through their jobs."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Horowitz, Ethan (2003) Greenbelt Offers Benefits to Domestic Partners; City Is First Prince George's Locality to Follow the Lead of Baltimore, Takoma Park and Rockville The Washington Post
• ____(2006) Majority of big firms covering domestic partners. Employee Benefit News
• Mayes, Jeffrey W (2003) '04 employment law changes.(Employment Law) California CPA
• Wisensale, Steven K. (2003) Two steps forward, one step back: the Family and Medical Leave Act as retrenchment policy. The Review of Policy Research

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