Tue May 22, 2007 at 07:53:02 AM EDT
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| Blue Jersey, yesterday we posted that almost 1 in 8 civil unions in New Jersey is not being recognized by an employer or insurer in New Jersey. The state had released its 90-day number of 852 civil unions, and Garden State Equality had received 102 cases of civil unions not being respected over the same 90 days. But did you catch this in today's Star-Ledger:
"J. Frank Vespa-Papaleo, director of the state Division on Civil Rights, said it has gotten no formal complaints regarding civil unions but the benefits they provide are 'by far' the largest source of inquiries to his division. He estimated about 90 a month pertain to problems in obtaining health or pension benefits provided to spouses."
So at least 270 problems so far - astounding.
Remember Blue Jersey's television commercials on civil unions from last fall during the height of the civil unions battle? Never have commercials turned out to be so prescient. Watch them now at Think Equal |
| Steven Goldstein, Garden State Equality chair :: Unbelievable: NJ has received 270 inquiries from couples denied civil union benefits |
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