NC county to extend benefits to same-sex couples
Published: December 16, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's largest county will offer domestic partner benefits to employees in same-sex relationships beginning in 2011.
The Charlotte Observer reports that Mecklenburg County becomes the seventh local government in North Carolina to extend the benefits of married, heterosexual couples.
County commissioners voted 6-3 on Tuesday night to let employees sign up during the next open enrollment period in fall 2010. It's unknown how many would do so.
Human Resources director Chris Peek said 1 percent participation would cost $400,000.
The vote fell along party lines.
Mecklenburg County follows Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Greensboro and Durham and Orange counties. Four of those also offer the benefits to unmarried heterosexual couples.
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Information from: The Charlotte Observer, http://www.charlotte.com
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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