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Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits

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This information was taken directly from Child Welfare Information Gateway

A growing number of employers offer benefits to adoptive parents. In 1990, a survey by Hewitt Associates found that only 12 percent of employers surveyed offered some kind of adoption benefits; by 2004, a Hewitt survey of 936 major U.S. employers showed that the percentage had grown to 39 percent, with an average maximum reimbursement of $3,879 for adoption expenses.

In Hewitt’s most recent survey report (2008-2009), more than half of the 940 large employers surveyed said that they offer some type of adoption assistance.1 Employers that offer adoption benefits cite advantages for their companies including maintenance of productivity, retention of good employees, a positive public image, and equity in benefits for all employees.

Employer-sponsored adoption benefits take many forms. This factsheet examines:

  • What types of benefits do employers offer to help with adoption?
  • What are the eligibility criteria and conditions for receiving adoption benefits?
  • Which employers offer adoption benefits?


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Citations

1 “Trends in HR and Employee Benefits: Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits.” November 2009. http://www.hewittassociates.com/_MetaBasicCMAssetCache_/Assets/Articles/2009/Employer-Provided_Adoption_Benefits.pdf


References

Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2011). Employer-provided adoption benefits.’' Washington DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau.