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When Natalie Groot, an associate at the Mintz law firm, suffered a miscarriage, she decided to use her tragedy to help other employees dealing with loss.
Groot pushed for more specialized paid time off policies that would cover miscarriage and other types of bereavement, spotlighting failures in her employer’s existing policies that had gone overlooked.
Amanda Schiavo is an associate editor of Employee Benefit News. Follow her on Twitter at @SchiavoAmanda.
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When providers rush to high-cost procedures, plan sponsors are left subsidizing a bypass of the underlying metabolic issues that most determine pregnancy success.
While there has been a lot of state and federal headway in leave expansion, qualifying employees are still facing steep costs.
Strict and inflexible leave policies are leaving employees burned out and in search of ways to rest and relax wherever they can.
In addition to extending its family leave policy, Heidi Health also assists expectant parents in fully preparing for the before and after of their time away.
Access to uninterrupted work time is important for employee well-being and business outcomes.
