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Fairness of spousal, family benefit subsidies mulled; SHRM 56th Annual Conference & Exposition.(News)(Society for Human Resource Management)
Business Insurance, July, 2004 by Wojcik, Joanne
Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK NEW ORLEANS-It was a common compensation practice, from the turn of the last century into the 1960s, for a male employee, when he got married, to be awarded a hefty raise so that he could afford to start a family. While such an outright gesture would be considered discriminatory in this day and age, benefit plans that provide percentage-based subsidies for spousal and family coverage essentially do the same thing, a benefit consultant points out.
For many employers, making more equitable contributions to the health benefits of married employees could save a significant amount of money, according to Gary Kushner, the president and chief executive officer of Kushner & Co., a benefit consultant and administrator based in Portage, Mich....
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