February 15, 2008
Lesbian Couple Wins Benefits From College in New York
Monroe Community College discriminated on the basis of sexual orientation when it denied health benefits to a lesbian employee's partner, a New York appellate court ruled this month.
The court held that the college violated New York's "marriage recognition law" by not recognizing the validity of the couple's 2004 marriage in Canada. Just as New York employers honor heterosexual marriages that take place in other jurisdictions, they must honor gay marriages, the ruling
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