Fringe Benefits

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Postwar Sperad of Fringe Benefits

Extension of fringe benefits to a large proportion of salaried and wage workers in the United States has been the most spectacular development In employee remuneration since before World War II. Payments in addition to wages and salaries have multiplied to such an extent, in both form and amount, that one expert in the field has concluded that they have “ceased to constitute a ’fringe’ and have become, instead, an important segment of the compensation of employees, from janitors to presidents.”1

William J. Casey, a New York tax lawyer, has observed that “The search for economic security has replaced the mere struggle to earn a living as the main driving force for millions of Americans.” Casey said that it takes “close ...

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