Action | This action will amend section 1VAC 55 320(E) to include adults, other than spouses and incapacitated adult children, as participants in the Health Benefits Plan for State Employees |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 12/23/2009 |
I am happy to see this state finally take a step towards equality for all. I left a job with the public defender's office after six and a half years of service, in large part due to the fact that I could not include my partner and our son on my health insurance. I would have gladly stayed in this position and continued to serve the indigent population of this state for many more years to come if such coverage had been available. Instead, I was forced to leave a job where retention rates are already abysmally low and the need for experienced attorneys is at a premium. Please, do not continue to lose qualified employees and potential employees due to antiquated notions of what makes a "family."