US. Senate democrats Call for End to Retirement Plan Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples
A group of 45 Senate Democrats are urging the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service to revise old guidance that permits retirement plans to discriminate against same-sex couples. Yesterday, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and 43 of their Senate Democratic colleagues sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service Charles...