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Connecticut’s Civil Union Statute: Effect on Employers
Effective October 1, 2005, same sex couples in Connecticut will be able to obtain legal recognition as members of a civil union. Under the new law, “[p]arties to a civil union shall have all the same benefits, protections and responsibilities under law, whether derived from the general statutes, administrative regulations or court rules, policy, common law or any other source of civil law, as are granted to spouses in a marriage . . . .” This means that, generally, someone in a civil union will be considered a “spouse” for purposes of Connecticut law.