Family and Leave
CVS Health is committed to helping you balance your work and family responsibilities. We offer colleagues an array of programs and solutions from starting a family, finding tutors for your kids, support for an elder loved one, to additional time away from work when your full presence is needed most.
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Resource guide for expectant parents
What you need to know about parental leave and your benefits from CVS Health® or MinuteClinic®.
Starting and raising a family is a joyful, yet challenging time for new parents. Getting support shouldn’t be. This guide is for you if you or your spouse/partner are expecting a child. It has all the resources you need to help support you and your family throughout this exciting journey. Get help planning your next steps for:
Starting a family
Time off and leave
Preparing for baby
Welcoming your child
Returning from leave
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Paid Parental Leave
Full-time eligible colleagues can take four weeks of paid leave at 100% of their based salary to bond with their new baby, newly adopted child or child newly placed through a foster care placement. The job-protected leave can be taken within a 12-month period measured from the event date. The leave is available to both men and women.
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To learn more about other types of leaves of absence, colleagues should go to Colleague Zone or call the HR Service Center at 1-888-694-7287 and speak with a leave of absence representative.
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Back-Up Care™
Back-Up Care™
To help address gaps in family care, all colleagues have access to Bright Horizons Back-Up Care™. Back-Up Care can help when:
School is closed for a holiday or a regular caregiver is unavailable
Your spouse/partner needs in-home care while recovering from surgery
Your parent or loved one needs care in their home
A school-age child needs personalized academic support
A school-age child is home on a weekday and need an engaging virtual activity
Benefit Details:
5 uses per colleague per year (June 1 – May 31)
Flexible options: Center-based, in-home, virtual
Copays1:
Center-based care: $25/day for one child or $35/day for more than one child
In-home care: $6/hour (4-hour minimum, 10-hour maximum)
Virtual Tutoring: $25 for 4 hours
Virtual Camp (up to 11 hours): No copay
Pet Care: No copay (exchange a back-up care day for $150 credit to use on Rover)
1Please note that the amount CVS Health pays toward the cost of care is considered imputed income and is included in your taxable wage base.
For additional information, including frequently asked questions, visit Colleague Zone > My Applications > Bright Horizons Back-Up Care.
To register and reserve care, colleagues can go directly to backup.brighthorizons.com
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Family Building Benefit
Are you thinking about starting or expanding your family, currently pregnant, welcomed a new child, or returning to work?
CVS Health and MinuteClinic are providing benefit eligible colleagues* with free 24/7 virtual access to quality specialists all from the comfort of your home.
You’ll have access to:
A personal Care Advocate who serves as a trusted guide to help you navigate the digital health platform and connect you with specialists throughout your journey
Unlimited video chat messages and video appointments with doctors, nurses and coaches across 35+ specialties, including fertility and pediatrics
Virtual classes and provider-vetted articles-tailored to your journey
Plus, you can receive financial reimbursement** for approved eligible expenses related to adoption, aquistion of donor material, surrogacy, and doula ($25,000 lifetime max).
Getting reimbursed is easy, all managed through the Maven Clinic app.
*Maven is available to CVS Health and MinuteClinic benefit eligible colleagues (work 30 hours or more per week), plus their spouses/partners.
** Effective 6/1/24, new hires will have a 1 year wait period before becoming eligible to submit for financial reimbursement.
Learn More
Start your journey with Maven for free at Mavenclinic.com/join/CVSHealth or download Maven Clinic from App Store or Google Play.
Questions: support@mavenclinic.com
