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Iowa to grant employees same-sex leave benefits (Westport)

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A spokesman for Iowa's human resources agency says state employees who are in same-sex marriages will qualify for family leave to care for their ill spouses going forward.


Communications Director Robert Bailey said Thursday the Iowa Department of Administrative Services will rewrite a rule that barred employees in same-sex marriages from qualifying for spousal benefits under the Family Medical Leave Act.

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Complete article at Westport : http://bit.ly/oPx0LI