Federal Employee Groups Urge Government for Partner Benefits
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12/1/2008
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, in conjunction with federal employee groups, today urged the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to support domestic partner benefits for federal civilian employees.
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