under erisa and the guidance on the spells and marriage as the terms appear in erisa and the relevant provisions of the code of the internal revenue code and the department interprets the guidance provides marriage and spells include same-sex marriages and individuals respectively and follows the celebration rule. so this is less than it would remedy the wrong and more that the president had instructed all the agencies to look at every single authority that we have and make sure that we are updating it now so that the intent of those protections are fully available to everyone in the division. >> so in the event that was marriages legal in the state where the marriage took place then the federal protections are pertained is that correct? >> our decision is to go every single place possible with the aid of celebration standard. so if you are married legally wherever you are married legally you would be recovered by the protections regardless of where you reside in the same. >> any other questions, commissioner? >> okay then i want to thank -- >> i'm good. [laughter] >> the mute button,

could you talk -- you made reference to the amendment to change practices regarding to erisa. could you talk about the nature of the disparate treatment that was the result of o erisa that pertain before it does not pertain now? >> for bls what i would note is one great step forward. adding a question on the mystic partner benefits on the survey. -- adding a question on the domestic partner benefits on the survey. you will hear from experts lives today that is -- you'll hear from experts later today. i would not characterize this as the early stages looking for places to add. >> it is on the issue of compensation and the fact that lgbt person with a nonmarried partner -- is it that issue? >> in the past, it would not even captured that some people were not getting benefits. it is the reality of the lgbt workforce showing up in our data that we are collecting. under eerisa -- on the meaning of spouse and marriage -- relevant provisions of the irs code. the guidance provides that marriage and spouse including same-sex marriage respectively and follows the place of celebration ro

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