WHAT IF I...?

Have a Child

If You Become Pregnant
Here's what you need to do:

• Contact your health care provider. Be sure to ask your health plan about any prenatal care and/or high-risk pregnancy programs that they offer.

• Apply for short-term disability. Valassis Communications, Inc. and NCH associates paid through ADP should contact your HR Representative. Valassis Direct Mail and Sales & Marketing associates paid through PeopleSoft should contact the Associate Resource Center at 1-877-238-6847 to initiate your maternity leave.

If You Become a Parent
Here's what you need to do:

• Consider a leave of absence. If you are eligible under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), you may be able to take job-protected leave for up to 12 weeks (state laws may vary and provide additional leave) to care for a child after birth, adoption or placement for adoption or foster care.

• Enroll your child(ren) for benefits. You may enroll your child(ren) for:

  • Medical, dental and vision benefits

  • Dependent Term Life Insurance

  
  Be sure to enroll your child within 31 days of the birth, adoption or placement for adoption. Otherwise, you will have to wait until the next open enrollment period.

• Review your designated beneficiaries. You may change your beneficiaries for:

Basic and Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

Retirement Savings Plans

To designate (add) or change a beneficiary, sign onto www.valassisbenefits.com and choose the "Enroll or Make Changes" option in the upper right hand corner. You are automatically the beneficiary for any life insurance you elect for your spouse and children. You may also complete a life insurance beneficiary designation form or one for the retirement plan or contact the Associate Resource Center or your HR Representative. To designate or change a beneficiary for the Retirement Savings Plan, complete the beneficiary designation form and submit it to your HR Representative.

• Consider changing Retirement Savings Plan contributions. You may change your contribution amount or begin contributing to the Retirement Savings Plan.

• Arrange for childcare. Your Employee Assistance Program can provide you with assistance in locating childcare services.

• Consider a Dependent Care Spending Account. (If you set up this account, Valassis will match your contributions, dollar-for-dollar, up to the first $600, for a total annual contribution of $5,000 if you are single and file as head of household or married and file jointly; $2,500 if you are married and file separately). You must be hired by 10/1 to be eligible for the next plan year.

• Consider revising or drafting a will.

• Consider designating guardians for your child(ren).

• Consider adjusting your voluntary life insurance coverage (evidence of insurability is required to increase your coverage more than one level).