Although the U.S. Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, important questions remain unanswered about same-sex marriages and employees benefits.
That's why the American Benefits Council has written to several federal agencies, urgently requesting guidance on behalf of its members.
The council shot off a no-nonsense missive to the U.S. Treasury Department, Labor Department, Health and Human Services Department and Internal Revenue Service, "requesting interim guidance or transition relief" from Windsor so plan managers could achieve some level of comfort around their treatment of same-sex spouses.
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