The federal government is the nation’s largest civilian employer with 2.7 million
employees. However, it does not provide health, retirement, or relocation
expenses for the same-sex partners of its employees. As a result, a lesbian or gay
civilian employee doing the same job as his or her married heterosexual
counterpart will receive significantly lower compensation.
The bill that Representative Baldwin and I are advancing, The Domestic
Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, will put the federal government on par
with a majority of Fortune 500 companies by extending employee benefit
programs to cover the domestic partners of federal employees. Already, a large
and growing number of America’s major corporations, as well as state and local
governments and educational institutions, have extended their employee
benefit programs to cover their employees’ committed domestic partners.
This significant legislation would ensure that lesbian and gay federal employees
receive equal compensation for their work and service to our nation. This long
overdue legislation would allow for the recruitment of the most talented
workforce possible, attracting a new generation of the best and brightest to
federal service.
As a Member of Congress, I will continue to work towards the goal of equality
and justice for all through legislation such as The Domestic Partnership Benefits
and Obligations Act. I am a committed friend of the LGBT community and I will
not stop working, along with LGBT organizations, until we see these goals come
to fruition.
employees. However, it does not provide health, retirement, or relocation
expenses for the same-sex partners of its employees. As a result, a lesbian or gay
civilian employee doing the same job as his or her married heterosexual
counterpart will receive significantly lower compensation.
The bill that Representative Baldwin and I are advancing, The Domestic
Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, will put the federal government on par
with a majority of Fortune 500 companies by extending employee benefit
programs to cover the domestic partners of federal employees. Already, a large
and growing number of America’s major corporations, as well as state and local
governments and educational institutions, have extended their employee
benefit programs to cover their employees’ committed domestic partners.
This significant legislation would ensure that lesbian and gay federal employees
receive equal compensation for their work and service to our nation. This long
overdue legislation would allow for the recruitment of the most talented
workforce possible, attracting a new generation of the best and brightest to
federal service.
As a Member of Congress, I will continue to work towards the goal of equality
and justice for all through legislation such as The Domestic Partnership Benefits
and Obligations Act. I am a committed friend of the LGBT community and I will
not stop working, along with LGBT organizations, until we see these goals come
to fruition.
www.ambiente.us DECEMBER | DICIEMBRE 2009
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen on The Domestic
Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
As a lead sponsor with Representative Tammy Baldwin of The Domestic
Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO), I am pleased with the
successful “mark up,” which is a review phase, of this important legislation. DPBO
would provide equal family benefits and obligations including retirement
benefits, health insurance, relocation expenses, to federal civilian employees
with same-sex partners. The Oversight and Government Reform Committee,
which had initial jurisdiction over the bill, voted 23-12 to move DPBO further
along the legislative process and readies it for a possible vote in the full House
of Representatives hopefully this December or early next year.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 13 percent of employees’
compensation comes in the form of insurance and retirement benefits, which
generally cover family members and dependents, and 7 percent in the form of
paid leave, which makes it possible for workers to accommodate work and
family obligations.
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen on The Domestic
Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
As a lead sponsor with Representative Tammy Baldwin of The Domestic
Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO), I am pleased with the
successful “mark up,” which is a review phase, of this important legislation. DPBO
would provide equal family benefits and obligations including retirement
benefits, health insurance, relocation expenses, to federal civilian employees
with same-sex partners. The Oversight and Government Reform Committee,
which had initial jurisdiction over the bill, voted 23-12 to move DPBO further
along the legislative process and readies it for a possible vote in the full House
of Representatives hopefully this December or early next year.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 13 percent of employees’
compensation comes in the form of insurance and retirement benefits, which
generally cover family members and dependents, and 7 percent in the form of
paid leave, which makes it possible for workers to accommodate work and
family obligations.
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