The Dave Thomas Foundation released its annual report on adoption-friendly workplaces, giving us an opportunity to bring adoption-friendly business practices into the spotlight and, hopefully, more into the mainstream of American business culture. Here are the highlights from the 2019 report:
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Nov
2017
Your Guide to Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits
What are the different benefits you can receive from your employer if you adopt a child? Benefits will vary, but here are three types you might expect.
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Dec
2015
2015’s Most Adoption-Friendly Workplaces
Each year, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption publishes the 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces list, recognizing employers who support adoption and provide competitive adoption benefits to their employees. See which companies made this year’s list, and find tools and resources to encourage your employer to offer adoption benefits.
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Nov
2014
Getting Adoption Benefits at Work
Become an adoption advocate in your workplace this National Adoption Month by asking your employer to extend employer-provided adoption benefits to you and your …
12
Nov
2013
Ask for Adoption Benefits at Work
Become an adoption advocate in your workplace this National Adoption Month by asking your employer to extend employer-provided …
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Sep
2013
Most Adoption-Friendly Workplaces 2013
Each year, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption invites companies to apply for recognition as an adoption-friendly workplace. The 2013 winners were announced this week. The list recognizes the top 100 companies with the best adoption benefits available to their employees in the United States. …
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Nov
2012
Bring Adoption Benefits to Work
National Adoption Month is a great time to bring employer-provided adoption benefits to your workplace!
It’s estimated that about 50 percent of companies across the country offer adoption benefits. But according to Adam Pertman’s book Adoption Nation, only about 0.1 percent of employees use adoption …
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Apr
2012
Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits
What are employer-provided adoption benefits?
Employer-provided adoption benefits are similar to benefits available to new biological parents. Generally, adoption benefits fall into three categories: informational resources, financial assistance and parental leave policies. You can read more about these categories of benefits on our site.
In the last two decades, …