Health-care benefits would be offered to the domestic partners of Indianapolis city workers under a proposal introduced Monday
night to the City-County Council.
As IBJ reported May 25, the proposal would offer insurance coverage to both
same-sex and heterosexual unmarried couples.
The proposal, filed by City-County Councilor Angela Mansfield, a Democrat, was formally introduced and assigned to a committee Monday. A city consultant estimated that fewer than 30 of nearly 7,500 eligible workers would apply for the coverage.
Councilman Zach Adamson, a Democrat, told WTHR-TV the proposal would help in recruiting and retaining a quality work force.
Some council members are concerned about the additional cost.
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If you cant get that done, then quit expecting marriage rights.
Nah. I'm pretty this is just a basic bare-bones fairness thing. Two (say) female coworkers (Americans, taxpayers, etc) can have the exact same job, but one can (as of now) be denied a significant benefit that the other isn't denied, essentially just because the gender of their partner is different.
PS: Gay couples would still be, if this passed, barred from marriage recognition in Indiana.
I said you can be fired IN the state of Indiana, not BY the state of Indiana for being gay.
As you know, Indiana and the city of Indianapolis do not recognize domestic partnerships benefits for homosexuals, polygamists, or unmarried couples.
"The State of Indiana policy is to provide a work environment free from sexual harassment and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation or gender identity, or physical or mental disability."
http://www.in.gov/spd/2330.htm
A unmarried city employee has three children, each with a different father, and signs a three "domestic partnership agreements" to gain benefits for each partner since they can provide the required documents to the HR Department. (It fits all the criteria for city benefits)
A city employee has a moonlighting job (Many police/firemen do this) so they can claim two different domestic partners for benefits at each job. So the policeman/fireman claims the girlfriend on city plan and wife on another plan) There is no central database, like marriage licenses at the county clerks office to catch fraud)
Indiana law specifically outlaws same sex marriage, polygamist marriage (multiple partners), & common law marriage (unmarried couple palimony).
This proposal is an attempt to recognize all three types of "marriages" that are specifically not recognized in Indiana.