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Employees at Starbucks now have access to broader fertility benefits.
Starting this month, the coffee giant is bolstering its benefits to reimburse for surrogacy and intrauterine insemination not covered by health insurance. Workers will receive reimbursements of up to $10,000 per qualifying event, with a lifetime maximum of $30,000.
Caroline Hroncich is a former senior editor of Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser.
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