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Oct. 26--What happens when state law, values and employee benefits collide?
Some Texas workplace experts are starting to ask that question as the Nov. 8 vote nears on the constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
Many private-sector employers, from Frito-Lay to 7-Eleven to American Airlines, are steering clear of the campaigns for and against Proposition 2. But they note that their domestic-partner benefits will remain corporate policy should the amendment pass. Nearly 100 corporations in Texas now offer such benefits.
The situation is less clear for public-sector employers. Some gay-rights advocates say that the law could affect existing benefits for same-sex partners, as it has in at least two other states that passed a similar law.
"It is not just a civil-rights issue. It is a business issue," said Jay Forte, a Plano businessman and a leader in the North Texas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender...
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