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If you look at the linked Buffer formula, they are explicitly paying 3k/year per dependent, which I thought was not legal in the US

• jzwinck 11y ago
  Whether legal in the US or not, it is offensive that having four children gives more of a salary bump than increasing one's competency from "Advanced" to "Master." Seriously, you get an extra $10k for moving up the ladder of competency--what a trifle.
• pravda 11y ago
  Why wouldn't it be legal? It is somewhat weird though. I think it would make more sense to pay employees with dependents less.
  • jzwinck 11y ago
    Paying more to people with more dependents effectively discriminates against several classes which are protected in the US: - Those who for medical reasons cannot have children. - Those who for (lack of) religious reasons do not have lots of children (families with 6+ children have a different distribution of religious beliefs than the overall population). - Homosexuals. On the other hand, paying less to people with dependents (why?) effectively discriminates against: - Heterosexuals. - People who for religious reasons have lots of children. - Disabled dependents (not a protected class in the US, but maybe it should be!).
  • rmc 11y ago
    There used to be a long history of firing (or at least not promoting) women when they start having children. This was viewed as wrong, so a law was put in to say that you can't make job decisions based on a persons "family status", which includes how many, if any, children they have. (It may also include whether they are married or not, because getting married used to be a carrer limiting factor for women).
• jrs235 11y ago
  It might be illegal to hire or fire based on family status but it is not illegal to pay differently based on such. I'm also assuming the employee must volunteer the information to get the dependent bonus pay and would be fired if they falsified info. Perhaps they must authorize the company to view their tax returns.
  • tyoma 11y ago
    Employment discrimination encompasses pay differences, not only hiring and firing. While its not federally illegal to pay differently based on family status, it is illegal in certain localities, like Alaska [0] or Cook County, IL [1]. 0. http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/statutes/title18/chapter80/section220.htm http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/statutes/title18/cha... 1. http://www.jmls.edu/clinics/fairhousing/pdf/cook-county-human-rights-ordinance.pdf http://www.jmls.edu/clinics/fairhousing/pdf/cook-county-huma...