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BREAKING NEWS: Connecticut Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriages; What Employers Should Know Up Front

Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Litigation

The Connecticut Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision today overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriages.  The ruling in Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health (download majority opinion here) is ground-breaking, breathtaking and warrants all employers’ full attention.  All the major media outlets such as the New York Times and the Hartford Courant already have… Continue Reading