Fortune 500 Human Resource Executives in Danger of Same Sex Marriage Litigation.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Oct. 25 Event Brings Together Leading Legal And Human Resource Executives to Discuss Strategies to Avoid Legal and Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Trouble The Wall Street Transcript has developed a unique conference on "The Impact of Same Sex Marriages on Employers' Benefits Expenses," which will take place in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on October 25. This conference was designed to help senior human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. professionals understand the business and legal implications of same-sex marriage Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable in medium and large organizations. Our expert faculty from PriceWaterhouseCoopers; Robinson & Cole; Witeck-Combs Communications and The Human Rights Campaign and many others will discuss the legal, financial and human resource policy implications of Same Sex Marriages on Employers' Benefits Costs. "The stakes for employers' misreading MISREADING, contracts. When a deed is read falsely to an illiterate or blind man, who is a party to it, such false reading amounts to a fraud, because the contract never had the assent of both parties. 5 Co. 19; 6 East, R. 309; Dane's Ab. c. 86, a, 3, Sec. 7; 2 John. R. 404; 12 John. R. the pertinent legislation, regulations and rulings could not be higher," The Wall Street Transcript conference director David Wanetick said. "Same sex marriage will impact employee health care benefits, pensions, paid-leave and COBRA benefits -- pretty much every aspect of human resources planning -- and very few companies have begun to give this issue the attention it deserves." Some of the issues to be addressed at this first-of-its-kind forum include: --When can/must employers deny domestic partner benefits? --Which foreign state laws regarding Same Sex Marriage are you required/forbidden to recognize in your state? --The IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. holds that legally recognized marriages receive tax benefits. But what are legally recognized marriages? What are the residency requirements? What is the status of out-of-state couples? --When does the failure to administer these highly complicated regulations trigger lawsuits? --How can employers insulate in·su·late tr.v. in·su·lat·ed, in·su·lat·ing, in·su·lates 1. To cause to be in a detached or isolated position. See Synonyms at isolate. 2. themselves from lawsuits contending discrimination? --How would the overturning of the Defense of Marriage Act on grounds of unconstitutionality impact your benefits program? "Ignoring this issue may open companies up to public relations fiascos and lawsuits," Wanetick states. "There's a very small window to create a game plan for these issues before they affect your company." Further information about this conference is available at: http://www.twst.com/conferences/ssmimpact/ssmimpact.html Limited sponsorship and seating opportunities still exist. Please call 212-952-7454 or naomi@twst.com for further details. |
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