Family Planning and Parental Support

Adoption Assistance

Adopting a child is an exciting event! Hitachi supports this big moment by reimbursing up to $5,000 of eligible adoption expenses for each child you adopt. This benefit is available to all full-time U.S. employees.

Eligible expenses include:

• Legal fees
• Court fees
• Adoption agency fees, including foreign adoption fees
• Temporary foster care expenses
• Reasonable travel expenses (transportation, meals and lodging) while traveling away from home for the sole purpose of arranging for an adoption or to bring the child to the adopting parents
• Medical examination fees for the child, if required for adoption

The following expenses are not eligible for reimbursement:

• Medical examination fees for the adopting parents
• Cost of personal items such as clothing, food, etc., for either the parents or the child
• Pregnancy expenses for the birth mother
• Any adoption expenses incurred prior to the employee becoming a full-time Hitachi employee

Submit a Claim

You must submit your claim within 12 months of the final adoption date. Complete the Adoption Assistance Form, and email it and copies of all receipts for reimbursable expenses to AskNow. You must also submit documentation stating your child’s placement date in your home, such as typically a copy of a notarized certified placement agreement.

Once approved, the reimbursement will appear on your paycheck in one to two payroll cycles.

If the request is denied, in whole or in part, you’ll receive written notification of the reason for denial within four weeks of when you submitted the Adoption Assistance Form.

Family Planning

Inflection: Family Building and Menopause Support

Inflection provides you with expert-led education on family building and menopause topics so you have support navigating these unique life moments. It also provides courses on allyship and sensitivity training.

FertilityIQ

No matter where you are in your family journey you have a range of courses that over topics such as fertility, reproductive diagnoses, invitro fertilization and fertility treatments, LGBTQ+ family building, as well as region specific courses in specific languages. Regardless of gender, orientation, race, geography, diagnosis, or goals, you’ll find relevant courses for your unique journey—plus thousands of doctor reviews from people just like you.

MenopauseIQ

Menopause can be a challenging and confusing time. Find support with information on topics such as hormone therapy, hot flashes, genitourinary symptoms, depression, sleep and sexual health in menopause, as well as region specific courses led by local experts.

You also have two additional free memberships to share with a family member or friend of your choosing! Just invite them when you create or log in to your account.

Rethink’s Parental Support

Rethink Benefits is an award-winning, research-based program that provides extra support if you’re raising a child with learning or behavioral challenges or developmental disabilities. This free benefit gives your family 24/7 access to tools and resources to help you and your care team understand, teach and better communicate with your child.

You can take advantage of teleconferences with behavioral health experts to get answers to your questions, and guidance as you support your child in reaching his or her potential. Consultations can take place over the phone or via video chat—day or night, weekday or weekend. Common topics include:

• Teaching new skills.
• Addressing problem behaviors at home.
• Troubleshooting lack of progress.
• Collaborating with schools and other providers.
• Coping with the stress of a new diagnosis or ongoing daily struggles at home.
• Getting the most out of the Rethink platform.

Rethink also provides parents with a variety of resources, training and support in a simple, web-based format. You’ll have access to printable materials such as flashcards, worksheets, schedule templates and token boards. You can also watch hundreds of easy-to-follow videos from an expansive library, showing how behavioral health experts teach children skills supporting language, socialization, self-help, academics, vocational training and more.