Google to Add Pay to Cover a Tax for Same-Sex Benefits

[singtopher]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 12:11am

"Working for a company as rich as Google comes with an incredible number of fringe benefits: the free food, the free laundry, the doctor on duty at company headquarters and the impressive five months of maternity leave with full pay and benefits, to mention a few.

So it is not entirely surprising that the company is about to introduce another set of benefits that pushes the envelope — this time, geared toward its gay and lesbian workers.

On Thursday, Google is going to begin covering a cost that gay and lesbian employees must pay when their partners receive domestic partner health benefits, largely to compensate them for an extra tax that heterosexual married couples do not pay. The increase will be retroactive to the beginning of the year."



NY Times

Updated On: 7/1/10 at 12:11 AM

[singtopher]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 12:20am

The same article had a link to another fascinating article about difference in cost for same sex couples.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/03/your-money/03money.html?ref=your-money

[Q]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 12:37am

Well, at least the progressive private sector chooses to acknowledge our existence. Unlike our own civil government.

The only possible downside I see to this is government feeling that if the private sector is going to step up and compensate, then they don't have to address the issue.

[Q]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 1:12pm

Shock/surprise, here's Drudge's take on the situation:

"GOOGLE to pay gay employees more than straights..."

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 1:25pm

Of course it does (Drudge, I mean).

Good for Google. A friend of mine's husband works for them and he's got nothing but good things to say about them.