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Yale And Columbia Will Reimburse Gay Employees’ Tax Burden | Yale and Columbia Universities will soon join Bowdoin College, Syracuse University, and many businesses in compensating their gay employees for the extra tax they have to pay on the benefits for their same-sex partners. Because the Defense of Marriage Act does not recognize same-sex couples, benefits for employees’ partners are viewed as taxable income, thus increasing gay people’s tax bills. By covering the differences, these schools take on a financial burden to eliminate the inequity the government imposes.