The Supreme Courts 2013 ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Acts definition of marriage as between a man and a woman, has major implications for employee benefit plans, according to Neal Schelberg, a partner at Proskauer Rose. Implications that employers need to know about and may be looking for guidance on from their trusted adviser.
The General Accounting Office has estimated more than 1,000 employee benefit rights are based on an employees marital status, Schelberg told employers at the International Federation of Employee Benefit Plans legislative update last week.
