Domestic Partners (of the same or different sex as the employee) are eligible for certain benefits at Bates College. In order to receive such benefits, an Affidavit of Partnership must be completed, attesting to living in a committed relationship, that each is, and intends to remain, the other's sole Domestic Partner, neither of the two are married to someone else, both are 18 years of age, and share joint responsibility for one another's common welfare and basic needs.

Under federal tax law, domestic partner insurance coverage is not available on a pre-tax basis and COBRA benefits noted in section 343 also do not apply to domestic partners. Benefits extended to Domestic Partners include health and life insurance, a Bates College identification card, and access to facilities and services. Family and Medical Leave, and Bereavement Leave are provided to employees with a domestic partner as they are to married employees. Please refer to Family and Medical Leave section 319 and Bereavement Leave section 312.

Source: Section 301.3, Bates College Employee Handbook.