A growing number of businesses, large and small, are offering employees so-called voluntary benefits ranging from pet insurance to homeowners insurance to help with house closings and estate planning.
The signature character of these voluntary benefits is that employees pay for them, but at a discounted rate obtained by the employer.
By Jilian Mincer
From The Wall Street Journal Online
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