Pension

And the excuse they’re using to deny benefits is disgusting.

DALLAS — Two Dallas city pension funds have delayed enacting measures passed by the city council aimed at ensuring equal rights for municipal employees. The council earlier this year adopted a non-binding resolution seeking equal treatment for LGBT employees. It followed that vote with another Wednesday that amends…

The Boeing Company this week told union negotiators that it intends to deny pension survivor benefits to married same-sex couples, even though Washington State voters approved a marriage equality law earlier this month, according to a report in The Stranger.

The surviving domestic partner of a gay Missouri state trooper killed in the line of duty has filed a lawsuit against the agency’s pension system, claiming its policy for survivors’ benefits discriminates against gay couples.