Report: Tacoma's council to consider domestic-partner benefits
3:09 PM
Just weeks after Bellevue responded to a lawsuit by allowing domestic partners of city employees to get the same benefits afforded spouses of married employees, Pierce County will consider following suit.
The Tacoma News Tribune reports that the county executive, John Ladenburg, announced the plan Tuesday. It's expected to be introduced to the county council next month.
The Tacoma News Tribune reports that the county executive, John Ladenburg, announced the plan Tuesday. It's expected to be introduced to the county council next month.
Under the plan, the county would extend medical, dental and sick leave benefits to domestic partners for both same- and opposite-sex relationships. The county has no estimate of how many domestic partners would be eligible.In addition to Bellevue, King and Snohomish Counties, and Seattle, Burien, and Spokane offer similar plans to their employees.
"We're joining the many cities and counties around the country that already provide benefits to employee partners," Ladenburg said in a news release. "It puts us on equal footing when it comes to attracting and keeping good employees."
Labels: equal rights, marriage equality, politics, Washington
2 Comments:
We should add vet benefits for my dog and what about the second committed partner I have at home? Who says we just need one committed partner? What's next my mother living at home with me? How far should this go at taxpayer expense.
If the tax breaks bother you so much, you could always go the other way and insist that governments and other employers give up the special rights given to married couples.