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Supreme Court's DOMA ruling means group benefits plans need to be revised

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In this article, Littler’s Susan Katz Hoffman discusses the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act's exclusion of same-sex marriages from recognition under federal law and the implications for employers' group benefit plans. While the decision adds clarity for employers in some areas, she notes that is also raises some questions that regulators will need to sort out, such as which states' marriage laws will control a multistate employer's coverage obligations.

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