Apple is one of the companies signing up to support gay marriage.
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Some big-name tech companies are adding their support for same-sex marriage and making the case that banning these unions deters employee recruitment efforts.
Dozens of companies, including Apple, Facebook, eBay, and Intel, will file an amicus brief -- a court document field by an interested group that is not actually a party to the case -- on Thursday to declare their support, Fortune reported today.
The companies will file the brief in connection with the Hollingsworth v. Perry case, which will decide whether the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits California from defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits states from denying any person equal protection under the law.
The companies argue that a ban would make it harder for businesses in California to hire potential employees if those employees think they would receive better treatment and benefits in another state, or another country, according to the draft brief obtained by Fortune.
The tech companies join dozens of others, as well as top Republicans, including HP's Meg Whitman, who think the state should not ban gay marriage.
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