Almost a quarter of large employers say the duration of leave available will increase, and 8 percent say they will expand eligibility for leave benefits. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Corporations are expanding paid leave benefits – even more than what is currently required by law, according to the Business Group on Health's 2020 Large Employers' Leave Strategy and Transformation Survey.
Business Group polled 113 large employers and found that 39 percent of large employers expanded their paid leave benefits in 2019. More specifically, 30 percent added new types of leave, 24 percent expanded the duration of leave and 12 percent expanded eligibility of leave.
"Large employers most reported adding or making changes to parental leave and caregiver leave," the authors write. "However, employers are also looking beyond these leave types to volunteer leave, bereavement leave, military leave, mental health days, summer Fridays off and short-term disability."
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
