WHAT FOLLOWS IS FROM A RECENT PUBLICATION OF UNITED AIR LINES,
WHICH DESCRIBES A NEW COMPANY POLICY GIVING HOMOSEXUALS MORE
RIGHTS THAN STRAIGHT EMPLOYEES. (From "Scientist")
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From United's "Our Times" Vol.5 No.9 September 12, 1999
United Airlines Benefits Breakdown
A broad array of benefits will be available to the domestic
partners of unmarried United employees who may not legally
marry their partners and are not related to them by blood or
law. In addition, limited benefits will be available to
domestic partners of unmarried employees who can legally marry
their partners, but choose not to, and are not related to them
by blood or law.
Employees based or working in San Francisco:
The City of San Francisco requires under its Equal Benefits
Ordinance that the domestic partners of employees based and
working in San Francisco receive travel, bereavement leave and
family medical leave benefits. The ordinance covers all
domestic partners, including those who can legally marry.
In addition, United will offer those employees who cannot
legally marry their domestic partners and who are not related
by blood or law a benefits package not ordered by the court.
These benefits will include: medical and dental benefits,
certain COBRA benefits health benefits extension program for
employees when they leave the company), dependent life
insurance, pension survivor benefits, as well as bereavement
leave, family medical leave and travel benefits, including pass
travel and emergency travel.
Note: Only employees based or working in San Francisco will
receive the family medical leave benefit.
All employees based or working outside of San Francisco:
United will provide those employees who cannot legally marry
their domestic partners and who are not related by blood or law
a benefits package including medical and dental benefits,
certain COBRA benefits, dependent life insurance, pension
survivor benefits, as well as bereavement leave and travel
benefits, including pass travel and emergency travel.
For those employees who can legally marry their domestic
partners, but choose not to,
the company will extend only travel and bereavement leave
benefits.
