California Supreme Court Rules That Businesses Must Provide Equal Treatment To Domestic Partners
In a decision issued this week, the California Supreme Court ruled that businesses must not discriminate against registered domestic partners by denying them benefits or services the business extends to spouses. To do so constitutes actionable discrimination under California's Unruh Act. In Koebke v. Bernardo Heights Country Club, issued August 1, 2005 by the California Supreme Court, the Court made clear that if a business offers a benefit or other special treatment to the spouses of its patrons, then the business must offer the same benefits or special treatment to the registered domestic partners of its patrons. The Court based its findings on the California Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act, which went into effect January 1, 2005.
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