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Retirement plans may allow their participants to access retirement savings to help with a financial hardship, such as unreimbursed medical expenses, incurred by the participant’s spouse or federally-defined tax dependents. The Pension Protection Act of August 2006 expands this option for any designated beneficiary such as a domestic partner, parent or sibling.A brief explanation of a qualified joint and survivor annuity (QJSA), a qualified pre-retirement survivor annuity (QPSA) and the ways in which these benefit distribution forms impact or are otherwise important for same-sex domestic partners (and same-sex couples married under the laws of the State of Massachusetts). The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is proud to support Divided We Fail, a movement to propel action and solutions that provide all Americans with access to affordable, quality health care and long-term financial security.
Surveys show 16 to 68 percent of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people report experiencing employment discrimination, and many heterosexual co-workers report witnessing sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace.
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