Washington postpones employment rules extending to domestic partners
The September 16, 2009, effective date of the rules extending all privileges, immunities, rights, benefits, or responsibilities granted or imposed by statute to an individual because they are a spouse in a marital relationship are to be granted or imposed on equivalent terms to an individual because that individual is in a state registered domestic partnership in public employment was postponed until December 3, 2009. The existing law (S.B. 5688, L. 2009, effective July 26\super\nosupersub 2009) provided state-registered domestic partners and partnerships with the same power, rights and responsibilities available to married spouses, including veterans\rquote preference, family and medical leave, and family military leave, and voters filed a sufficient referendum petition on this legislation. Referendum 71 has qualified for the November 3, 2009, general election ballot. If voted into law, R-71 will be effective 30 days after the election. Therefore, the effective date is being changed to December 3, 2009, and if the referendum is not voted into law, an emergency amendment to the rule will follow the election (Title 357, Chapter 357-16, Section 357-16-110 and Title 357, Chapter 357-31, Sections 357-31-373, 357-31-520, 357-31-525, and 357-31-535 as postponed Sept. 2, 2009 until Dec. 3, 2009.
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<p>Washington postpones employment rules extending to domestic partners The September 16, 2009, effective date of the rules extending all privileges, immunities, rights, benefits, or responsibilities granted or imposed by statute to an individual because they are a spouse in a</p>
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