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Same-sex couples could soon get leave time in Arizona


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Mark Remillard, reporter for KTAR.com, writes, "Same-sex couples in Arizona could soon see an expansion of protections if a new proposal is implemented. 

The United States Department of Labor has introduced a proposal that would change who qualifies under the federal Family and Marriage Leave Act. 

"A spouse in a marriage has the right to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a marital partner with a serious health condition or to care for a child in that marriage," said John Balitis, a Valley employment attorney with Fennemore Craig. 

After the Supreme Court invalidated a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013, which attempted to federally define marriage as between a one man and one woman, the US Department of Labor left the definition of a "spouse" for leave purposes up to the laws of individual states, said Balitis. ...

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Same-Sex Marriage and ChildrenSame-Sex Marriage and Children is the first book to bring together historical, social science, and legal considerations to comprehensively respond to the objections to same-sex marriage that are based on the need to promote so-called "responsible procreation" and child welfare. Carlos A. Ball places the current marriage debates within a broader historical context by exploring how the procreative and child welfare claims used to try to deny same-sex couples the opportunity to marry are similar to earlier arguments used to defend interracial marriage bans, laws prohibiting disabled individuals from marrying, and the differential treatment of children born out of wedlock. Ball also draws a link between welfare reform and same-sex marriage bans by explaining how conservative proponents have defended both based on the need for the government to promote responsible procreation among heterosexuals. 

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