The Cisco Family Assistance program provides short-term, emergency resources to help employees deal with a serious medical condition, the death of an immediate family member, or the impact of a disaster.
A recent example of assistance offered to Cisco families came about during the wildfires in Southern California that occurred in October 2007. These fires had a severe impact on several neighborhoods and left hundreds of people in the area homeless. We accounted for Cisco employees, determined which ones were affected, and offered support in the form of hotel accommodations for those who could not easily locate lodging.
A similar effort took place after an earthquake devastated China’s Sichuan Province in May 2008. We immediately offered support to Cisco China employees in the impacted area who needed to relocate temporarily.
Autism Benefit
In response to the dramatic increase in the detection of autism among today’s population of children, and at the request of employees and their families who are dealing with autism, Cisco now offers an enhanced autism benefit. This addition to the employee health program provides coverage for Early Intensive Behavior Intervention programs and related interventions for employees and dependents with autism or autism-spectrum disorders such as Asperger’s syndrome. Cisco is one of only a handful of employers in the United States to offer this type of benefit.
