Merit America
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Merit America Benefits Overview
Our Benefits listed on our website: For those who want a work life balance 4-day work week Unlimited vacation Fully remote work 2 week end of year holiday office closure & 1 week July 4th closure 4 month fully paid parental leave 5-week sabbatical after 5 years of service For those who want coverage inside and outside their home office Phone & computer stipend Home office supply reimbursement Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance Fully Paid Health Reimbursement Account Reimburses employees for eligible out-of-pocket health expenses 401K with company contribution Dependent care & medical care FSA Company paid life insurance and disability coverage For those who want to learn and grow $500 Personal development stipend & $2000 education reimbursement $2500 innovation grant contest Affinity groups across lines of similar identities or shared interests
Compensation + Benefits
Offers 401(K)
Offers life insurance
Offers disability insurance
Provides adoption assistance
Offers generous parental leave
Merit America offers six weeks of paid maternity and paternity leave. Adoptive parents are also given six weeks of paid leave.
Offers childcare benefits
Merit America provides support with the search for employees looking for childcare.
Provides a post-parental leave return-to-work program
Offers dental insurance
Offers health insurance
Offers mental health benefits
Offers Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Offers vision insurance
Provides home-office stipend for remote employees
Career Growth + Development
Provides continuing education stipend
Employees working 30 or more hours per week are eligible to be reimbursed up to a maximum of $500 per calendar year for approved continuing education expenses.
Provides paid industry certifications
Employees working 30 or more hours per week are eligible to be reimbursed up to a maximum of $500 per calendar year for approved continuing education expenses.
Job training & conferences
Full-time employees are eligible for reimbursement of $500 per year under our personal development program.
Provides tuition reimbursement
Employees working 30 or more hours per calendar year for approved undergraduate or graduate college courses taken as part of a degree program.
Promote from within
Company Culture
Has a dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Has a highly diverse management team
Our management team is highly diverse, which starts with our commitment to an equitable hiring process. We hired a DEIJ consultant to ensure our policies are aligned to our DEIJ strategy as we scale.
Mandated unconscious bias training
Hiring practices promote diversity
Some of our commitments include: Emphasize skills over degrees; Ensure 50% of final candidates reflect BIPOC demographics; Conduct panel interviews; Equal salaries for employees with the same job
Has a documented equal pay policy
Mean gender pay gap is below 10%
Offers diversity-based Employee Resource Groups
Utilizes a flexible work schedule
Merit America offers a fully remote 4-day work week.
Offers a remote work program
Merit America is 100% remote.
Utilizes an open door policy that encourages accessibility
Implements team-based strategic planning
Engineering team utilizes pair programming
Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities
Work-Life Balance + Wellbeing
Provides opportunities to volunteer in the local community
There are opportunities to volunteer within Merit America (e.g., mock interviews for learners) and many employees participate. Employees are also given 24 hours of paid time to volunteer per year.
Partners with nonprofits
Merit America partners with multiple other non-profit organizations such as Skill-Up.
Offers paid volunteer time
Merit America encourages employees to give back with paid volunteer time of up to 24 hours a year and additional Merit America volunteer opportunities throughout the year during work hours.
Provides paid sick days
Provides paid holidays
Utilizes an Unlimited PTO policy
