Merit America - 2

United States
172 Total Employees
Year Founded: 2018

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Merit America - 2 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

Provides paid industry certifications

Job training & conferences

Provides tuition reimbursement

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