Google plans to pay gay employees more

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IBlvNTmWrk

IBlvNTmWrk

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Not quite sure what to think about this. Does this now become discrimanatory to heterosexual couples who have been living together but for whatever reason may not believe in the sanctimony of marriage?

Google plans to pay gay employees more - Business - Careers - msnbc.com

Citing a study, the Times said employees with domestic partners will pay about $1,069 more a year in taxes than a married employee with the same coverage. Google will essentially cover those costs, the newspaper said, putting same-sex couples on an even footing with heterosexual employees whose spouses and families receive health benefits.
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Seems to be more of a political gesture to reflect the views of Google's leadership rather than anything that would add value to the company itself.

I wonder how many "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" type scenerios this might spur?
 
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Better keep them well compensated, last thing we need is a bunch of gays runnin around looking for fights, them boys workout all the time.
 
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at my company if you put your domestic partner on your healthcare policy you have to pay it with after tax dollars. pretax if you are married. i can see where they are going here. of course this benefits me putting my gf of 2 months on my insurance.
 
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droski said:
at my company if you put your domestic partner on your healthcare policy you have to pay it with after tax dollars. pretax if you are married. i can see where they are going here. of course this benefits me putting my gf of 2 months on my insurance.
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What's his name, your gf I mean:neener2:
 
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i'm actually getting married on the 31st. the said gf of two months is an example
 
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droski said:
at my company if you put your domestic partner on your healthcare policy you have to pay it with after tax dollars. pretax if you are married. i can see where they are going here. of course this benefits me putting my gf of 2 months on my insurance.
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These are the type scenarios I was curious about. When does a partner, gay or not, become eligible for these benefits? Do you have to live together 2 months, 6 months, a year??? Also, Since the filing status wouldn't change after a break-up (unlike a divorce) how will the company know when the partner is no longer eligible for the benefits?
 
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IBlvNTmWrk said:
These are the type scenarios I was curious about. When does a partner, gay or not, become eligible for these benefits? Do you have to live together 2 months, 6 months, a year??? Also, Since the filing status wouldn't change after a break-up (unlike a divorce) how will the company know when the partner is no longer eligible for the benefits?
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at my company you have to sign something saying they are a domestic partner and that you have lived with them for six months. my buddy put his old gf on this after dating for a couple of months and currently they are broken up and he hasn't bothered to change it. now i imagine if she gets cancer or something else very expensive that the insurance company might ask for proof of the relationship. of course this doesn't stop a straight male from putting his non partner roommate as a domestic partner since they are living together. hard to imagine they could prove they weren't domestic partners. this is one of the many reasons why i am pro gay marriage. it sickens me i am paying for people gaming the system.
 
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Call me old school, but I still think marriage is between a man and a woman. However, I can't think of any reason why a law couldn't be passed that would allow gay couples to be "united" which would then give them the same benefits as a married couple... including having to file for separation through the courts if things did not work out. Yes... I realize that it may only be a play on words (marriage vs united), but I don't see most churches ever agreeing to "marry" a gay couple. If gays are mostly interested in receiving the same benefits as married couples, I could see that as a type of discrimination and this would address that issue and not allow for the gaming that is going on. If gays believe they are being discriminated against because they can't be "married"... too bad. I have gay friends (including couples) who could not care less about being married. However, all of them would like to receive the same benefits as other legally recognized couples.
 
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IBlvNTmWrk said:
Call me old school, but I still think marriage is between a man and a woman. However, I can't think of any reason why a law couldn't be passed that would allow gay couples to be "united" which would then give them the same benefits as a married couple... including having to file for separation through the courts if things did not work out. Yes... I realize that it may only be a play on words (marriage vs united), but I don't see most churches ever agreeing to "marry" a gay couple. If gays are mostly interested in receiving the same benefits as married couples, I could see that as a type of discrimination and this would address that issue and not allow for the gaming that is going on. If gays believe they are being discriminated against because they can't be "married"... too bad. I have gay friends (including couples) who could not care less about being married. However, all of them would like to receive the same benefits as other legally recognized couples.
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I think though the wording issue though is more along the lines of "we just want to be treated like regular people" thing, if that makes any sense
 
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droski said:
at my company you have to sign something saying they are a domestic partner and that you have lived with them for six months. my buddy put his old gf on this after dating for a couple of months and currently they are broken up and he hasn't bothered to change it. now i imagine if she gets cancer or something else very expensive that the insurance company might ask for proof of the relationship. of course this doesn't stop a straight male from putting his non partner roommate as a domestic partner since they are living together. hard to imagine they could prove they weren't domestic partners. this is one of the many reasons why i am pro gay marriage. it sickens me i am paying for people gaming the system.
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I've come around to accept that gay marriage will be a common part of our lives over the next several years. I was at first against it, but if heterosexuals don't seem to have much respect for the institution of marriage today (50% divorce rates, the number of out of wedlock births, infidelity, etc.), then why should I or anyone else waste time trying to defend the instution as being something sacred between one man and one woman? :unsure:
 
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Al Gore is still an unpaid consultant isn't he??

That's more that he's worth.

Notice google's logo today??

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That's Frida Kahlo, celebrated Mexican painter.

I guess that's google's way of protesting the Arizona immigration law.
 
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Huh, just noticed the "Gay Mature Dating" advertisements at the top and side. How apropos.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
I've come around to accept that gay marriage will be a common part of our lives over the next several years. I was at first against it, but if heterosexuals don't seem to have much respect for the institution of marriage today (50% divorce rates, the number of out of wedlock births, infidelity, etc.), then why should I or anyone else waste time trying to defend the instution as being something sacred between one man and one woman? :unsure:
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That's just it. They want to make a mockery of it too. They're just like little kids. But, but, they get to :cray:
 
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