Delta Airlines became the first major airline Thursday to cover the extra income taxes its employees in same-sex relationships have to pay for healthcare plans in states that don't recognize gay marriage.
The practice, known as "grossing up," effectively makes it so that same-sex couples pay the same cost of healthcare as legally married employees. The airline said the change will go into effect immediately and cover taxes retroactive to January 1.
Gay marriage is currently legal in 37 states, but Georgia, where Delta is based, is not one of them. That means that Delta executives, flight attendants and pilots in same-sex couples who live in the state have to pay more taxes for the value of their insurance Read more...
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