New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. today reaffirmed his support for Intro. 137B, the Equal Benefits bill, which would require contractors conducting business with the City of New York to extend benefits to the domestic partners of their employees.

Thompson praised the City Council’s passage of the measure today and encouraged Mayor Bloomberg to sign it into law.

“This legislation sends a strong message to private companies seeking to win contracts: make it your business to offer equal benefits, or you won’t do business with the City of New York,” Thompson said. “Passage of this legislation would mark an important step forward in the fight for equal rights for all people.”

“The City of New York has a responsibility to conduct business with companies that respect the basic rights of all of their employees,” he said. “Any business that cannot or does not wish to abide by the City’s standards should not be doing business with the City.”

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