Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §600 is enacted to read:

§600.__Employee benefits to cohabitants of employees

An employer that extends employee benefits to someone other than the employee or the spouse or dependent of an employee shall offer all employees employee benefits for the benefit of an individual with whom the employee cohabitates, regardless of the gender of the individual or the relationship between the employee and the individual.

SUMMARY

This bill requires that if an employer extends employee benefits to someone other than the employee or spouse or dependent of the employee then an employer must offer all employees employee benefits for the benefit of an individual with whom the employee cohabitates, regardless of the gender of the individual or the relationship between the employee and the individual.