Domestic Partner Health Benefits

Review this practice note from Lexis Practical Guidance – Healthcare to identify and understand issues related to an employer's provision of health benefits to an employee's domestic partner, where the employee and the employee’s domestic partner are not legally married. Learn about the complexities associated with these arrangements. Consult the practice note for more information on the types of benefits covered, how and why employers should offer these types of benefits, and the legal and tax ramifications of doing so.

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