James Richardson, representing the Nevada Faculty Alliance, said that key legislative leaders had told him that the PEBP board had the authority to deal with the issue, and was the right place to take up the issue.
With many private companies in Nevada and around the country offering such benefits, including more than half of Fortune 500 companies, Richardson urged the board to take action. He said that applicants for some high-level positions had withdrawn after learning that the state doesn't offer benefits to domestic partners.
"It's even symbolically important," said Richardson. "It says something about the state that we live in."
- Associated Press
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