The California Supreme Court’s recent ruling upheld Proposition 8, which denies same sex couples the right to marry. However that ruling does not affect registered domestic partners’ state workplace rights which are quite similar to those of heterosexual couples.
The California Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act provides that registered domestic partners “have the same rights, protections, and benefits provided to married couples.” Therefore such same sex couples would be entitled to rights under California’s family leave law, paid family disability leave, kin care, and discrimination laws.
