Same-sex stipend may be first in the US

[deadhavyn]

Cambridge seeks to defray federal tax on health care:

In a move that may be the first of its kind in the country, Cambridge will soon begin making payments to same-sex married public employees to defray the cost of what local officials have called a discriminatory federal tax.

Beginning in July, the city will begin paying quarterly stipends to city

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[paper_crystals]

Google did something similar to that about a year ago.

[deadhavyn]

Yes, they did; it was mentioned in the article. But it's a bit different in the sense that Google is a company and Cambridge is a city.

[tko_ak]

It seems like the right thing to do, to really provide equitable benefits, but it certainly comes across as special treatment, and is easily spun.