Key Takeaways

• Large employers expanded paid leave benefits in 2019 and plan to continue making changes in the coming years.
• Company values and brand, market research and competition, and employee feedback are driving leave benefit design.
• The traditional leave system was the dominant leave structure among large employers for exempt (54%) and non-exempt employees (61%) in 2019.
• Nearly 1 in 5 employers are considering making a change to their current leave structure in 2020. Moving from a traditional leave structure to a paid time off (PTO) bank was the most common strategy under consideration.