Couple Believed to Be First in Nation to Take Legal Action to Secure Same-sex Spousal Benefits from a Faith-based Employer after Supreme Court’s Ruling
Action affects up to 30,000 employees
Kaplan Law Firm, PLLC and O’Connell & Soifer LLP are pleased to announce that pursuant to legal action taken by their clients, CHRISTUS Health has agreed to change its health benefits plan so that coverage will now extend to all legally married couples, including same-sex couples. CHRISTUS is a Catholic non-profit health system that includes more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, primarily in Texas and Louisiana. This is believed to be the first time since the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision that a same-sex couple has taken legal action and secured healthcare benefits from a faith-based employer.