Domestic Partner Benefits

Living in a multi-cultural, diversified, and dynamic state such as California, there are many employees today that have significant others in need of benefits such as medical and dental plans. Many of these couples are not married, do not have plans to get married, and are perfectly satisfied with living together. The idea of offering benefits to domestic partner is still evolving. It costs employers next to nothing to provide benefits for domestic partners so …

…an initial step, there must a non-discriminatory statement in corporations' handbook or policies and procedures that include sexual orientation. This benefit will put nondiscrimination policies into practice. We will also look at their mission statement, vision, and values in order to apply or introduce these benefits. These benefits convey the message that an employer will judge everyone by their work, and not who they are. This will show how diversity is integrated in the company.