At Wendy s, employees may take up to six weeks of paid leave following an adoption. We also make this benefit available to any eligible employee, whether male or female. Tom s of Maine provides paid time off not only following the adoption but also during the adoption process. Tom s gives employees five paid days off during adoptions as well as four weeks off after the adoption. A domestic adoption may require parents to take time off to see attorneys, visit adoption agencies or fill out paperwork.
International adoptions are even more time-consuming.
Lynne Chappel, corporate licensing director for Campbell s, and her husband were amazed at the amount of paperwork required by state and federal law for the international adoption of their daughter Alexis. We had to go have our fingerprints taken by the FBI, and we had to go to our local police station as well for our reference card. Then there is all the other paperwork. It took us two months to complete it all. Although these benefits are relatively easy to add to your benefits package, there are a few points to consider, such as timing of the reimbursement.