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Same-Sex Marriages
HR Hero Audio Conference on CD and Streaming Audio
Susan Fentin and Mark Schickman
With each CD purchase, you get FREE access to streaming audio. CD and streaming audio are available 3 days after each live event.
Even though the live seminar on this topic has already taken place, you can still hear it! For your convenience, we've recorded it on CD and audio stream, so you can listen when you have time or share it with colleagues in your organization.
Even if you don't employ workers in California, the Golden State's recent decision to recognize full marriage rights to same-sex couples could significantly impact your organization's policies...
What would you do if an employee came to work announcing she just married her same-sex partner at a ceremony in California? Are you obligated to offer spousal benefits? Should your company follow in the footsteps of 44 other states that have laws or constitutional provisions that reject same-sex marriages performed in other states? Or should your payroll, benefits, and policy guidelines allow benefits for same-sex "civil unions" like those offered in Oregon, Hawaii, Maine, Washington, and the District of Columbia?
Learn how to respond to requests for same-sex spousal benefits while keeping your organization on solid legal ground when you participate in the all-new audio conference, Same-Sex Marriages: Overcoming Policy, Benefit and Payroll Challenges. In just 90 minutes, experienced employment law attorneys will help you examine federal and state interpretations of this contiguous issue, as well as:
- The pros and cons of recognizing same-sex marriages or civil unions and providing spousal benefits -- even if your state law doesn’t require it
- How to re-examine your policies and plan documents if your organization decides NOT to provide benefits to same-sex couples. What if your company's written policies already include language prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation?
- What if your organization chooses to offer ERISA benefit plans to same-sex spouses? How do you apply benefits if you have employees located in more than one state?
- The payroll implications of offering same-sex spousal benefits. The federal government doesn't recognize same-sex marriage, therefore any benefits are considered income -- requiring tax withholding.
- How California and Massachusetts state laws (now the only states to allow same-sex marriage) mesh with other states and common employer policies
- How the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) could impact the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA prohibits recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states)
- What about the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the federal Constitution (provides that states must recognize the valid laws of other states), which contradicts DOMA?
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Same-Sex Marriages: Overcoming Policy, Benefit and Payroll Challenges is just $227.

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CREDIT INFORMATION: This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.
Because Same-Sex Marriages: Overcoming Policy, Benefit and Payroll Challenges is an audio seminar on CD you enjoy:
- Fast, convenient learning without any out-of-office time lost.
- No travel-related expenses or complications.
- The perfect way to train as many employees as you like.
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Susan Fentin is a partner in the Massachusetts law firm of Skoler, Abbott & Presser, PC, practicing only labor and employment law and representing only management.
She routinely counsels employers, assisting them in complying with their obligations under state and federal laws that protect employees with disabilities. She has defended employers in state and federal court and before administrative agencies after the employee has claimed an intellectual disability and alleged that the employer failed to meet its obligations under the FMLA, ADA, or similar state statutes.
Mark I. Schickman is a partner with Freeland Cooper & Foreman and practices in the San Francisco office. He has litigated every kind of employment matter over the past 30 years. His areas of focus include representation of management in union organization campaigns, contract negotiations, responses to NLRB charges, and employee arbitrations.
He also provides advice and counsel to employers on all phases of the employment relationship to ensure compliance with applicable laws, avoid costly litigation, and defend against challenges to policies and procedures.
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or call (800) 274-6774
An HR Hero Audio Conference on CD is a previously-recorded seminar that you
listen to on your computer, auto, or home CD player. With each event focusing on
one area of employment law, you can quickly catch up on the latest developments
in employment law and HR issues, as your schedule permits. Plus, you get access to the seminar material downloads.
Quick: Depending on the topic, each HR Hero Audio Conference recording normally
ranges from an hour to 90 minutes.
Convenient: Listen at your own convenience, print the conference materials, and share the CD with
others in your department. You can listen to the audio stream immediately or as often as you like for 30 days.
Expert: The HR Hero Audio Conference presenters are nationally known
employment attorneys or HR experts. They quickly and concisely explain what you
really need to know about the topic.
Same-Sex Marriages: Overcoming Policy, Benefit and Payroll Challenges is $227.
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