New York's Equal Benefits Law Struck Down
Last week New York City's "Equal Benefit Law" was struck down by the New York Court of Appeals. The law required any contractor with contracts in excess of $100,000 with a city agency to provide benefits to domestic partners, equal to those provided to spouses. The Court noted that the law was pre-empted by ERISA and another state statute relating to public works contracts.
Thanks to Ross for bringing this to our attention. For more information (and a link to the opinion), view his post here.