Regulation & law · 17/11/2021Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

Same-Sex Spouses of Deceased Federal Employees Eligible for Benefits

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will now consider same-sex marriages that lasted less than nine months for eligibility to receive survivor annuities or basic employee death benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees' Retirement System, addressing provisions under the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and state laws prohibiting same-sex marriages.