Awaiting a 3rd District Judge’s ruling on the legality of the new domestic partners benefits program instituted by the mayor and city government of Salt Lake, 16 employees are ready to take advantage of those benefits.
The employees have applied in accordance with the published deadline which was last week. All that remains is the Judge’s ruling. Three citizens have sued the city stating that the implementation of this benefits program violates Utah’s Defense of Marriage Act.
Salt Lake City will proceed with the program until such time as a court order prevents them from doing so.
Kudos to SLC for their stance on providing benefits for all their employees, whether “married” or not.
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 