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Adoption Subsidy and Leave
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Adoption Subsidy
Valassis provides full-time associates who work more than 37.5 hours
a week with an adoption subsidy of up to $5,000 if you adopt a child.
Adoptions eligible for the subsidy will include children under 18 years
of age or any disabled person physically or mentally unable to take
care of himself or herself.
Eligible expenses must be documented as per IRS guidelines. Qualified
adoption expenses are reasonable and necessary expenses directly related
to, and for the principal purpose of, the legal adoption of an eligible
child.
Qualified adoption expenses include:
- Adoption fees,
- Attorney fees,
- Court costs,
- Travel expenses (including meals and lodging) while away from home,
and
- Re-adoption expenses relating to the adoption of a foreign child.
Qualified adoption expenses do not include expenses:
- For which you received funds under any state, local, or federal
program,
- That violate state or federal law,
- For carrying out a surrogate parenting arrangement,
- For the adoption of your spouse's child,
- Paid or reimbursed by any other person or organization,
- Allowed as a credit or deduction under any other provision of federal
income tax law.
Important Note: If you receive an adoption subsidy, and leave
Valassis within one year of receiving the subsidy, you will be required
to reimburse Valassis for the amount you received.
For more information on what do to if you are starting a family, please
go to What If I Start a Family.
Adoption Leave
Valassis provides full-time associates who work more than 37.5 hours
a week with a two week paid leave of absence after the legal adoption
of a child.
 
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