Health Benefits for Domestic Partners: Review of the Tax and Coverage Rules for Employers

ABD Insurance & Financial Services

Topics for Discussion

• When are employers required to offer coverage to domestic partners?
• How is Registered Domestic Partner status different?
• What is a company-defined domestic partner?
• What information can you ask for to verify domestic partner status?
• How does imputed income apply?
• What are the differences between state and federal tax law?
• What about tax-dependent domestic partners?
• How does COBRA apply to domestic partners?
• What about FSAs, HRAs, HSAs?
• How did same-sex spouse status change after DOMA?

ABD Host
Brian Gilmore
Lead Benefits Counsel, VP

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