Don't Blame UPS, Blame New Jersey Assembly

Okay, so UPS isn't offering its gay unioned couples the same benefits they offer straight married employees, and by unioned we mean those who belong to a "workers" union, though of course they would still be required to be "civil" unioned by the state of New Jersey. See how confusing things are when state assemblies choose civil unions over marriage when it comes to same sex couples?

Actually, UPS offers its non-unioned unioned employees more benefits than you can imagine. According to a UPS statement, these include "health care, medical leave, pension rights, funeral leave, relocation and transfer benefits." According to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), UPS does a pretty good job at equality for gays.

On October 25, 2006 The Supreme Court of New Jersey gave New Jersey lawmakers 180 days to rewrite the state's marriage laws to include same-sex marriage, or create a new system of civil unions for them. Sadly, they chose the latter, and thereby set confusion, and inequity, into motion.