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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not really sure this is an HR question.  It is a lobbying question.

The state that you live in currently has a law that does not allow for the provision of health benefits to same sex spouses.  That law, as of today, is valid and constitutional.  Your employer could not extent health benefits to your spouse even if they desperately wanted to do so.

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This is simply not true.  Your employer as a private entity could absolutely decide to extend benefits to same-sex spouses legally married in a state that recognized such marriages.  Many corporations around the country extended same-sex couples benefits before the Windsor case was decided.

Now, if your employer is the State of Virginia, it would be a matter of state law and you would be, unfortunately, SOL. [/quote]
But her employer is a local government. So one big question is whether VA's anti gay marriage law extends to local governments within the state.

OP, I'd call the Human Rights Campaign tomorrow, tell them your story & see what they say.[/quote]

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