Magic City Marketplace: Gay Marriage and the Workplace

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It’s now been one week since same-sex couples could get marriage licenses in Alabama. Most counties are now following a federal judges’ ruling overturning the state’s ban on gay marriage and the decision could also affect employers. We talk about that in this week’s Magic City Marketplace.

 

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