Last week, our guest blogger Christine Roberts explained the impact the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act has on employee benefit plans. Since that blog, the IRS and U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) have both issued written guidance about this matter. Christine is back guest blogging with us this week to …
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Supreme Court Ruling Impacts Employee Benefit Plans
Thank you to our guest blogger Christine Roberts, a partner at Mullen & Henzell, for explaining the impact the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act will have on employee benefit plans. ____________________________________________________________________________ In U.S. v. Windsor, the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act as a violation of the …