(NU) Regents weigh domestic-partner benefits

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20111028/NEWS01/111029731#regents-weigh-domestic-partner-benefits

By Leslie Reed
WORLD-HERALD BUREAU

LINCOLN — With more businesses and universities offering domestic partnership benefits to their employees, officials are urging that the University of Nebraska follow suit.

A majority of the NU Board of Regents indicated Friday it is open to the idea.

No one on the eight-member board opposed a plan to offer health insurance coverage to the same-sex or opposite-sex live-in partners of NU employees. Five indicated support, and the others said they wanted more details before making a decision.

NU President J.B. Milliken made the proposal during an informational session of the regents. Milliken said he likely would bring a formal proposal to the board for a vote as soon as its Dec. 8 meeting. If approved, the new benefits would take effect July 1.

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1. The university I work for...

offers insurance for domestic partnerships. I think it's great.