Wal-Mart Stores Inc. In June, the US Supreme Court ordered the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages in states where it is legal. Domestic partners of the same or opposite gender in an ongoing, exclusive relationship similar to marriage for at least 12 months with the intention to continue sharing a household indefinitely are eligible to receive healthcare benefits, Tovar told Reuters. According to Bloomberg News :. The switch after years of opposition may help tip the balance at companies such as trucker YRC Worldwide Inc.
XOM , one of the biggest firms left without such coverage. Ross School of Business, told Bloomberg News. About 62 percent of Fortune companies offered healthcare to same-sex partners in , up from 34 percent in , according to the Washington-based Human Rights Campaign.
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