Expanding Your Family

Welcoming a child into your life is something to celebrate, whether it’s through birth, adoption, or placement/guardianship.

Make changes to your benefits

Be sure to make any of the following benefit changes within 30 days of the event:

  • Add your child to your health, dental and vision benefits. See if your child is eligible.
  • Start, stop, increase, or decrease supplemental life insurance for you or your child.
  • Change how much you're putting in your flexible spending accounts.

To request changes, go to Dayforce to complete the “Life Event Declaration Form” (Benefits > Forms):

  • Provide the required supporting documentation for your qualified event within 30 days.
  • You will receive a notification through Dayforce once your request has been approved or denied. If approved, you can make changes to your benefit elections.
  • In most cases, any changes you make are effective as of the date of the life event.

Understand your leave options

Short-Term Disability (STD)

Pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions are eligible for STD benefits, which replace a portion of your income for 15–180 days.

Leaves of absence

These three types of leave are separate and can’t be combined:

  • Maternity leave (handled through STD) is for the person physically giving birth.
  • Adoption leave is for a parent who is adopting a child.
  • Parental leave is available for eligible associates in connection with the birth, adoption, or placement of a foster child.

Visit Time for loved ones to learn more.

Support for growing families with BenefitBump

BenefitBump is available if you are a full-time associate (regularly working 30 hours or more per week) and your family members.

Caleres offers support for growing families via BenefitBump at no additional cost to your family.

Based in Saint Louis, Missouri, BenefitBump is a proactive, emotional-health forward benefit navigation program designed to support all paths to parenthood by providing concierge-level assistance to growing families. BenefitBump has mobile tools and a dedicated Care Team to help you:

  • Get the most out of your Caleres-provided benefits and programs related to pregnancy, childbirth, and adoption
  • Plan and apply for leave
  • Improve your wellbeing and reduce stress via personalized emotional support

Resources are available pre-pregnancy or adoption, during pregnancy or an adoption process, and post-delivery or successful adoption. BenefitBump is there for you if things don’t go as planned such as the loss of a baby or complications during an adoption.

How to sign up

Visit the BenefitBump website, call 1-888-286-7314, or download the app for iOS or Android to sign up using code CAL1878.

Questions?

If you experience a qualified life event and have questions about making changes to your benefits, contact Dayforce at 1-866-279-4357 or Email via:MDFCaleres@ceridian.com.