Fortune 500 Companies

Fortune 500 companies
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The fortune 500 companies that are involved in offering partner benefit ensure that there is equality in distribution of the benefits to the partners. In most of the companies there is a clear distinction when it comes to distributing the benefits to the domestic partners and the married couples. More than half of the fortune 500 companies offer partner benefits in equal measures in regard to the married couples and the domestic partners. Indeed, some of the companies such as Wal-Mart have extended the partner benefits to include the same gender partners.
In most the fortune 500 companies that offer benefits to partners, there is no distinction between the duration of partnership in comparison to the duration of marriage. Most of the partner benefits touch on the health matters. For instance, Wal mart has partner insurance covers for the workers ranging from heart and spine surgeries to hip and knee joint replacements. Things are not different in the Procter and Gamble Company which is also among the fortune 500 that offer benefits to the partners. All these are entitled to the partners of the workers and the duration of the staying together is not different from the marriage duration. These benefits of the partners cover the married as well as the domestic partners. The domestic partners involving same genders are not left behind.
When the workers notify the human resource management in their working places, they are supposed to produce evidence of the fact that the said person is the real partner. This prevents duplication of the partners for the workers. Schaefer (2009) note that; the necessary documents such as marriage certificates are given out. In considering the eligibility of the partner to the benefits as per the level of the worker, the time of partnership may not matter. This is the same with the marriage partners because, as long as the marriage certificate s valid, it does not matter the duration of the marriage. However, in some of the companies, the domestic partners are supposed to have stayed for longer periods with the worker so as qualify for the benefits. It is easier to ascertain the existence of the relationship in the married couple. For the domestic partners, the employer may require signed statement of the partner. Other employers may require financial based evidence such as joint financial accounts.