Prudential asked to reconsider denying lesbian retiree partner benefits
Saying that Prudential Financials denial of benefits to the spouse of a lesbian retiree is baseless and uncharacteristic for the company, Lambda Legal this week formally asked the company to reconsider the decision. After her marriage in Canada, Laurel Awishus, a retired Prudential Financial employee who worked for the company for 20 years, sought to enroll her spouse of nearly 22 years, Kathy Adelsheim, in the medical benefits program offered to the company's retirees and spouses. Prudential offers benefits to the domestic partners of gay and lesbian employees, but says that it only offers those benefits in retirement if the employee retired after January 1, 2000. Straight spouses are entitled to benefits regardless of retirement date.
Lambda Legal
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