In recent years, a number of cities and counties have been modifying their employee benefit programs to extend coverage that was traditionally limited to the spouse and minor children of an employee to include other persons important in the employee's life. Such persons are usually referred to as domestic partners. This study examines the ways in which 23 local governments have chosen to define domestic partners and the types of employee benefit coverage that have been extended to them.
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