January 2006

Is a Company's Decision to Offer Domestic Partnership Benefits Affected by a State's Amendment to Ban Same-Sex Marriage?

By Mark Momjian

When the Human Rights Campaign began tracking companies offering domestic partnership benefits in 1989, the list comprised less than two dozen entities. Today, there are more than 8000 American companies offering domestic partnership benefits, including roughly 230 of the Fortune 500 companies. Of these companies, 95% offer domestic partnership benefits to both same-sex and opposite-sex couples, while 5% offer the benefits only to same- sex couples.

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