Broward County Passes Equal Benefits Ordinance

[MNBrewer]

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"Just moments ago the Broward County Commission voted unanimously to approve Florida's first countywide Equal Benefits Ordinance (EBO), a measure that requires the county's vendors to provide domestic partners with benefits equal to those offered to spouses of married employees. In other words, if you want to do business with Broward County, you must treat domestic partners and married employees equally. This amazing victory is the culmination of more than a year's work on the part of Equality Florida and local organizers. Way to go team!

By enacting this ordinance, Broward County adopts one of the nation's most significant policies furthering workplace equality. Today, Broward County continues its long history of leadership in the area of human rights by delivering on the promise of equal pay for equal work."

[xchrom]

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[elleng]

2. Good. Now lets see these organizers expand their reach and issues around the State.