DL To Offer Same-Sex Domestic Partner Benefits
Oct 5, 2000, 11:21 am
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DL To Offer Same-Sex Domestic Partner Benefits
Delta’s Domestic Partner Program will be implemented in two phases. Effective immediately, bereavement leave and Family Medical Leave will be offered to employees in a domestic partner relationship who are based in the U.S./San Juan. Effective July 1, 2001, the following additional benefits will be made available:
Medical/dental coverage
Optional life insurance (partner and partner’s children)
Long Term Care insurance
Accidental Death & Dismemberment
Short-term disability benefits (Domestic partner will count as an eligible family member in determining the amount of short-term disability benefits)
Survivor income benefit from Disability and Survivor Plan (Subject to eligibility requirements, domestic partner will count as an eligible family member)
Yield fare, non-revenue travel privileges for the children of the domestic partner, as well as the domestic partner.
I think this is great. Other Fortune 500 companies as well as other airlines offer and have offered this benefit to their employees. Also, effective next year, DL will offer Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as an additional personal option holiday. Just shows/proves that DL is truely a globally diverse company.
I'm proud to work for such a company.
And.....have you seen the August DOT figures? #2 in least mishandled baggage reports, #3 in fewest customer complaints, and #3 in best on-time performance. All this while having 10,857,965 passengers!
[This message has been edited by Russ21Atl (edited 10-05-2000).]
Medical/dental coverage
Optional life insurance (partner and partner’s children)
Long Term Care insurance
Accidental Death & Dismemberment
Short-term disability benefits (Domestic partner will count as an eligible family member in determining the amount of short-term disability benefits)
Survivor income benefit from Disability and Survivor Plan (Subject to eligibility requirements, domestic partner will count as an eligible family member)
Yield fare, non-revenue travel privileges for the children of the domestic partner, as well as the domestic partner.
I think this is great. Other Fortune 500 companies as well as other airlines offer and have offered this benefit to their employees. Also, effective next year, DL will offer Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as an additional personal option holiday. Just shows/proves that DL is truely a globally diverse company.
I'm proud to work for such a company.
And.....have you seen the August DOT figures? #2 in least mishandled baggage reports, #3 in fewest customer complaints, and #3 in best on-time performance. All this while having 10,857,965 passengers!
[This message has been edited by Russ21Atl (edited 10-05-2000).]
Oct 5, 2000, 11:35 am
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Yes, it is good- and about time.
They are finally matching AA, UA and others.
I notice their load factors are down for Sept.
Do they still feel they have too many elites?
They are finally matching AA, UA and others.
I notice their load factors are down for Sept.
Do they still feel they have too many elites?
Oct 5, 2000, 12:20 pm
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Our load factor for Sept. is down 0.1% compared with Sept. 1999, but our calendar YTD load factor is up 3% compared to 1999 numbers. CO's Sept. load factor is down 0.4% compared to Sept. 1999 and UA's load factor is down 1.4% compared to Sept. 1999. We still have the busy holiday season upon us too. At any rate, this topic isn't about load factors, there are other posts for that.
Oct 5, 2000, 5:10 pm
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This is really good and fair news. I think it's commendable on DL's part.
Oct 6, 2000, 4:24 am
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Originally posted by jeffreyt:
This is really good and fair news. I think it's commendable on DL's part.
This is really good and fair news. I think it's commendable on DL's part.
Now, about those SWUs...
Oct 6, 2000, 9:08 am
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This is good news!!