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Discriminating based on location for 100% remote work is opening up a big can of worms. Since in this case physical location isn't material to the work, paying
by tyoma 11y ago
Discriminating based on location for 100% remote work is opening up a big can of worms. Since in this case physical location isn't material to the work, paying less based on location could be inadvertently discriminatory. For instance, do localities with low pay just happen to correspond to where certain ethnic minorities live?
Other parts of the Buffer payment formula simply illegal. The practice of paying people more for each dependent [0] violates many localities' (e.g. Cook County, IL [1]) anti-discrimination ordinances.
0. https://open.buffer.com/transparent-salaries/ https://open.buffer.com/transparent-salaries/
1. http://www.jmls.edu/clinics/fairhousing/pdf/cook-county-human-rights-ordinance.pdf http://www.jmls.edu/clinics/fairhousing/pdf/cook-county-huma...
- knughit 11y agoHe does health coverage which is worth more to employees with dependents , provided by most employers, avoid the anti-discrimination laws?
- tyoma 11y agoBenefits like healthcare coverage are usually explicitly exempted. For example, see the relevant law in the State of Alaska: http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/statutes/title18/chapter80/section220.htm http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/statutes/title18/cha..., specifically section (c).