For 30 years, we’ve provided health insurance and other benefits to our employees and their domestic partners, proving that businesses can be leaders on social justice issues. The practice started when an employee came to us requesting health insurance for their partner, and we responded by amending our benefits to include domestic partners as well. And while we’ve always been proud to support employees and their families in this way, there are many other protections for married people that only laws can provide—from making healthcare decisions to equitable tax treatment and including Social Security survivor benefits and immigration status.
Today, we celebrate the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act in the United States. The legislation will soon be signed into law by President Biden and transcends the work of business and protects the rights of LGBTQ+ and interracial couples. This moment is also a reminder that we need to vote for legislators who will protect Americans’ rights, not take them away.