UMB offers associates a variety of benefits to support birth and adoptive parents, as well as legal guardians, in welcoming and caring for a child, as well as creating a healthy work-life balance.
Becoming a parent is an exciting and fulfilling experience for many, but it often comes with stress from the significant change to daily life and the need to balance the responsibilities of home and career. Recognizing the impact this life event has on our associates, UMB has committed to supporting parents during this time.
Paid parental leave and other leaves of absence
Recognizing both mothers and fathers is a critical way employers can support a healthy workplace. Parental leave at UMB may be taken at any time during the six months after a child is born or adopted. As of 2024, parental leave provides up to eight weeks of pay at 90% of base pay to eligible associates after six months of service.
In addition to paid leave, associates can also qualify for a combination of FMLA, short-term disability and non-FMLA medical leave of absence. When combined with the parental bonding time, short-term disability benefits help extend paid leave coverage for several more weeks, depending on the type of birth, for those with three months of service.
Family building benefits
In addition to paid parental leave, UMB offers special assistance to associates growing their family through adoption and fertility treatments. Those benefits include financial assistance to help offset eligible adoption expenses, referral services, and resources – including reimbursement of up to $6,000 per child for those who have completed six months of service.
UMB also provides additional fertility support for associates who are covered by our medical plan, which includes coverage for high-quality infertility treatment care with in-network providers, up to a $20,000 lifetime maximum, in addition to counseling and fertility testing.
Emotional and caregiver support
UMB offers caregiver support solutions, including Torchlight, a program that provides guidance and tools to address challenges associated with raising children and caring for aging loved ones. We also offer up to two weeks of paid caregiver leave to those with six months of service to care for a child, spouse, parent, or next of kin in certain situations.
Another benefit UMB offers is BenefitBump, a personalized digital navigation program, powered through an app, that provides hands-on benefit guidance and in-the-moment emotional support to associates during their pregnancy and adoption journeys.
UMB also partners with Care.com to help associates find caregivers including babysitters, daycare centers and more.
Financial wellness
Recognizing the importance of financial wellness, UMB offers a dependent care flexible spending account (FSA) that allows associates to pay for eligible out-of-pocket dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars. Qualified expenses include daycare, after-school care, summer day camps and more.
Growing your family is a special and exciting time – and a time where support, care and flexibility are needed more than ever. At UMB, we want our associates to know that we are here for them in every stage of life.
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