A California woman is suing FedEx, where her late wife worked for 26 years, for refusing to pay $400,000 in spousal benefits because it would not recognize their marriage.
The Daily Kos reports that Lesly Taboada-Hall, who was a driver for the company, died of uterine cancer June 20, 2013. Six days later, the Supreme Court struck down a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which barred federal recognition of gay marriage.
Because the ruling came six days after the death of Lesly Taboada-Hall, FedEx is refusing to pay the main pension benefits to Stacey Schuett, Taboada-Hall’s legal spouse:
The couple, who had earlier registered as domestic partners, wed in Taboada-Hall’s hospital room on the day before she died. Gay marriage became legal in California because of a separate ruling on the day of the DOMA decision. A state judge later ruled that their marriage was valid.
Isn’t it about time FedEx did the right thing?
