What is the name of your state? Texas
Hi I have found myself with an issue. My boyfriend & I have been living together for 8 years, with no intent to ever get married (seems things work out without that piece of paper somehow until now of course. So I have been working at the same place for 8 years & have had him on my insurance for that same amount of time classified as domestic partnership. I have since left that job about 3 wks ago & have found my new company will not cover him under my insurance since we are not same-sex partners. They have however said that if I choose to call him my husband for now on that they will cover him under spouse, but then if we ever needed to drop him from coverage I would have to provide them legal documentation of the divorce. I take full responsiblity for fault because I hadn't realized that individual companies could make up their own policies regarding this & I had just assumed since both companies headquarters were out of California & they both used the exact same insurance plan that I would have no issues. My question is, is there any law in Texas or anything that sets precedents that would say that these people should cover opposite-sex domestic partnerships? I feel penalized now & had I known about this I would not have choose to quite my last job until all medical issues w/ my partner had been resolved. YIKES what to do?
Thanks in advance!
Hi I have found myself with an issue. My boyfriend & I have been living together for 8 years, with no intent to ever get married (seems things work out without that piece of paper somehow until now of course. So I have been working at the same place for 8 years & have had him on my insurance for that same amount of time classified as domestic partnership. I have since left that job about 3 wks ago & have found my new company will not cover him under my insurance since we are not same-sex partners. They have however said that if I choose to call him my husband for now on that they will cover him under spouse, but then if we ever needed to drop him from coverage I would have to provide them legal documentation of the divorce. I take full responsiblity for fault because I hadn't realized that individual companies could make up their own policies regarding this & I had just assumed since both companies headquarters were out of California & they both used the exact same insurance plan that I would have no issues. My question is, is there any law in Texas or anything that sets precedents that would say that these people should cover opposite-sex domestic partnerships? I feel penalized now & had I known about this I would not have choose to quite my last job until all medical issues w/ my partner had been resolved. YIKES what to do?
Thanks in advance!