I'm going to describe a situation and would like some advice on whether or not it is considered discrimination. This situation is concerning a small family business. A mother owns the business and has 3 sons and a daughter working there. There are also a few other employees not related to the family. Because she wants to keep things fair between her children, she pays them the same wage with the exception of the daughter who earns slightly less because of her job title. The sons work in different areas of the company, some have more strenuous tasks than others and some work harder than others and are more productive for the company, but all earn the same wage. The company also pays 100% of the health insurance premiums for the children and their families. Son A has a wife and 8 children. Son B is divorced and has 2 children. Son C is divorced and has 1 child. Daughter has a husband and 2 children. It should also be noted that Son A and his wife are both over 50 year while the other sons and daughter are under 50. It is easy to see that Son A's health insurance is the most expensive because of his and his wife's age and their family size. Son B thought it was not fair that the company was paying out more for Son A's health insurance than the other Sons and Daughter. It was brought to the company owner (Mother) and Sons B and C and Daughter are now receiving annual bonuses to match the expense of Son A's health insurance. Example: Son A's insurance is costing the company 22k per year while Sons B and C and daughter's health insurance is costing the company 7k, 5k, and 11k per year respectively. Sons B, C and Daughter are then receiving year-end bonuses of 15k, 17k, and 11k while Son A receives no bonus.
Thoughts on this?
(Minnesota)
Thoughts on this?
(Minnesota)