curmugeon ([personal profile] curmugeon) wrote2004-09-15 02:41 pm

The next question...

I know that those without employer paid health care might find this question
somewhat annoying, but I'm union, so I get paid health care.

It's health plan open enrollment time here at work and I always wonder why
employers give a larger contribution to employees with dependents for health
insurance? This has always irked me, as I see this is another case of
discrimination. The employer hires the employee, not their dependents, so
why should I get an employee contribution of only $305 a month, but a person
with two dependents gets $794? I wonder if these benefits are considered
compensation, and if they are, why aren't I getting equal compensation?

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