• November 20, 2008

Online dating service eHarmony will start a matchmaking service for lesbian and gay singles to settle a discrimination complaint in New Jersey.

The agreement between the company and New Jersey Attorney General's Civil Rights Division also calls for eHarmony to pay $50,000 to the state and $5,000 to a resident, Eric McKinley, who brought the complaint.

The new service, Compatible Partners, will debut next March and will offer free six-month memberships to the first 10,000 people to register within one year.--Wendy Davis