10 Companies with Great Parental Leave Benefits
Companies are expanding their parental leave benefits for moms, dads, grandparents, and even caregivers. Companies want to support employees through maternity and paternity, and more! These benefits help employees feel supported and confident.
There are many paths to becoming a parent. And, whichever path an employee selects, great employee benefits can help them be successful.
The FMLA allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for several reasons, including the birth of a child and adoption.
Google provides fertility and growing family support, parental leave, and baby bonding time, as well as caregiver leave. They also have a backup childcare benefit. They provide a generous 24 weeks for parents who have given birth. Partners receive 18 weeks of paid leave.
Salesforce
Provides 26 leaves of paid leave for caregivers who have given birth.
Adobe
Provides 26 weeks of paid leave for caregivers who have given birth.
Cisco
Cisco refers to parents as “main and supporting caregivers”. Main caregivers have 13 weeks of consecutive leave, and unlimited paid time off for doctor visits and appointments for the baby and caregiver. Grandparents receive three days of PTO following the birth or adoption of a child.
Additionally, Cisco provides adoption and surrogacy assistance for up to $20,000. They also provide fertility assistance.
Johnson and Johnson
Up to $20,000 is provided for surrogacy assistance and up to $35,000 for fertility treatments. New parents have eight weeks of paid leave, and moms who give birth have up to 17 weeks of paid leave.
Lowe’s
Moms who give birth have ten weeks of maternity leave and two weeks of parental leave for a total of 12 weeks. Nonbirthing parents receive two weeks of parental leave. Lowe’s also provides coverage for IVG, fertility, and adoption.
Lululemon
Lululemon offers up to six months of paid leave for employees. This amount varies based on tenure but applies to maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves.
Meta
Provides 17 weeks of paid leave for caregivers who have given birth.
Netflix
Streaming giant Netflix has one of the most generous benefits available to US employees. They offer 52 weeks for primary and secondary caregivers. They also provide benefits for surrogacy and adoption as well.
Uber
Provides 18 weeks of paid leave for caregivers who have given birth.
What benefits does your company provide? What company did we leave off the list? What benefit would you like to see more companies offer?
Companies regularly evaluate benefits to ensure they can attract and retain the best employees, so the benefits on this list may change. Many of these companies want parents to be able to enjoy the important formative years with a bit less stress.
Sources:
https://corporate.lowes.com/newsroom/stories/9-surprising-benefits-lowes-associates-enjoy