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Two Minnesota companies rank among the nation's best when it comes to supporting its employees who adopt children.
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is out today with its second annual "Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces in America" list.
At the top is Wendy's International Inc., the Dublin, Ohio, fast food company that was founded by the late Dave Thomas, an adoptee and a visible advocate for adoption.
Wendy's offers employees up to $23,300 in financial reimbursement and six weeks of paid leave per adoption.
The foundation ranks General Mills of Golden Valley 17th and the Carlson Companies of Minnetonka 74th. The foundation says General Mills offers up to $10,000 in financial assistance and two weeks of paid leave to workers who adopt. Carlson offers up to $5,000 and six weeks off.
"Supporting adoption and helping find permanent, loving homes for foster children was the vision of our founder Dave Thomas," Kerrii Anderson, chief executive officer and president of Wendy's, said in a news release. "There is no finer cause than the support of families who are trying to adopt children . . . Many of our employees have adopted children, and we hope to empower more employees in the future with meaningful benefits and support."
The foundation compiled the results from survey data collected from 919 U.S. employers.
Go to www.AdoptionFriendlyWorkplace.org for the full top 100.
Paul Walsh • 612-673-4482
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