For the seventh consecutive year, Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU)
earned a spot on the Dave Thomas Foundation's "2013 Best
Adoption-Friendly Workplaces List."
“Prudential’s adoption benefit is an important part of our Total Rewards
offerings,” says Maureen Corcoran, vice president of Health, Life and
Inclusion. "It's an acknowledgement of our support for the diversity of
ways our employees build their families. We're honored to be a part of
that process and to once again be recognized as a family-friendly
employer.”
Prudential employees are reimbursed up to $10,000 per adopted child and
receive up to 26 weeks of parental leave. There is no limit on the
number of adoptions that can be covered in a year. In addition,
Prudential offers counseling services and referral programs to help
employees through the adoption process. For employees who are foster
parents, the company also provides $1,000 per calendar year for new,
foster care placements.
Louis Cammarano, a vice president in Prudential’s Investment Operations
has adopted three children as a Prudential employee. "Adopting a child
can be challenging but Prudential made adopting a child easier for me
and my family," says Cammarano. "The broad range of support including
the financial help really made a difference in growing our family. We
have shared with many people our adoption story and some of these people
have chosen to adopt as well. Having the support of a great employer
like Prudential has been essential to making our dreams of a family come
true."
Every year, the Dave Thomas Foundation announces America’s top 100
adoption-friendly employers. Rankings are determined by an analysis of a
company’s adoption benefits, including the maximum amount of financial
reimbursement and paid leave for families who adopt.
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a national nonprofit public
charity dedicated exclusively to finding permanent homes for the more
than 134,000 children waiting in North America’s foster care systems.
Created by Wendy’s® founder Dave Thomas, who was adopted, the
Foundation implements evidence-based,
results-driven national service programs, foster care adoption awareness
campaigns and advocacy initiatives. To learn more, visit davethomasfoundation.org
or call 1-800-ASK-DTFA.
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU), a financial services leader, has
operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
Prudential’s diverse and talented employees are committed to helping
individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth
through a variety of products and services, including life insurance,
annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds and investment
management. In the U.S., Prudential’s iconic Rock symbol has stood for
strength, stability, expertise and innovation for more than a century.
For more information, please visit http://www.news.prudential.com/.
Copyright Business Wire 2013