Employers listed in the "good guys" category provide benefits to all domestic partners, same-sex and heterosexual couples alike. These companies do not force heterosexual couples to marry in order to obtain equal benefits in the workplace.

Employers listed in the "not-so-good" category have adopted domestic partner benefits programs for same-sex couples only. Unmarried heterosexual couples are not eligible for these plans. At these companies, opposite-sex partners are required to marry in order to obtain health and other benefits. While these companies have made some progress by partly moving away from the "marriage only" model for benefits, they continue to engage in marital status discrimination by telling heterosexual workers that they must marry in order to participate in the company’s benefits plan. The gender restrictions in these plans should be eliminated so that all unmarried couples are eligible.