In many cases, the decision raises questions that may have no immediate answer, but that need to be considered as the employer community adjusts to the various definitions of marriage in state and federal law. ![]() This Insight reviews the impact of the Windsor decision on plan design and administration. ![]() The Windsor decision will have a substantial impact on the design and operation of private employer benefit plans. The Court ruled (in a 5-4 decision) that the section of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that required federal laws to ignore same-sex marriages that are legally entered into under an applicable state law is unconstitutional. On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Windsor v.
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