After gay marriage order, Texas won’t deny benefits to same-sex spouses

The U.S. Supreme Court’s order granting gay marriage rights nationwide will require most of the country’s employers to extend benefits to same-sex spouses, including the same-sex spouses of state employees in Texas.

While the ruling is expected to have little effect at the hundreds of Texas companies and local government entities that already provide domestic-partner benefits, it will force the majority of other private and public employers to provide benefits to all spouses or drop spousal benefits altogether.

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