The city began offering such benefits in 2013, when gay marriage was illegal in N.C. and most other states.
But this year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing gay marriage left the city in an odd position.
The city could continue to offer benefits to unmarried same-sex partners, and face questions as to why it doesn’t offer the same benefits to the unmarried partners of heterosexual employees, or Charlotte could change its policy to state that only spouses – no matter what their sexual orientation – can receive benefits.
