Seramount Names RSM One of its 2022 100 Best Companies

CHICAGO – (September 20, 2022) – Seramount – part of EAB, the leading provider of education research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions – recently revealed its annual list of 2022 100 Best Companies, representing almost four million employees across the United States. This year’s winners continue to set the standard by providing inclusive benefits for families, including paid gender-neutral parental leave, phase-back programs, bereavement leave after miscarriage, reimbursement for fertility expenses, and increased mental health benefits for employees. RSM US LLP  (“RSM”) – the nation’s leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market – is among the 100 companies that earned a spot on this year’s list.

“At RSM, we are dedicated to inclusivity and strive to provide our people with a workplace where they feel welcomed, valued and appreciated for their unique contributions and perspectives, regardless of their differences and backgrounds,” said Katie Lamkin, principal and chief talent officer with RSM US LLP. “Being recognized on this prestigious list of Seramount’s 2022 100 Best Companies is humbling. We’re honored to join other great companies on this list, and to support our people with benefits that are meaningful to them.”

“We are seeing our 100 Best Companies add even more to their robust benefit offerings that go beyond traditional parental leave,” said Subha V. Barry, president of Seramount. “Now, they’ve upped their game by providing other support like covering fertility expenses, everyday childcare reimbursement, bereavement leave for miscarriages, and increased mental health benefits. These companies continue to set the bar high when it comes to building family-friendly, inclusive workplaces.”

RSM joins other prestigious companies on this year’s list, including Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, LEGO Systems, Merck, and others.

Key findings from the 2022 100 Best Companies:

• The 100 Best Companies offer an average of 11 weeks of fully paid parental leave, same as 2021.
• Eighty-six percent of the 100 Best Companies offer phase-back programs that allow employees to come back gradually from parental leave (vs. 81% last year).
• Seventy-seven percent of the 100 Best Companies offer bereavement leave after a miscarriage.
• Sixty-one percent of the 100 Best Companies reimburse for surrogacy expenses (vs. 56% last year).  Seventy-four percent reimburse for egg freezing (vs. 64% last year).
• Thirty-six percent of the 100 Best Companies reimburse parents for everyday childcare.
• Ninety-seven percent of the 100 Best Companies increased mental health benefits.

About the Methodology
The 2022 Seramount 100 Best Companies application includes more than 400 questions related to leave policies, workforce representation, benefits, childcare, advancement programs, flexibility, and more. It surveys the availability and usage of these programs, as well as the accountability of the many managers who oversee them. The names of applicants that do not make the list are kept confidential. Company profiles and data come from submitted applications and reflect 2021 data.

About Seramount
Seramount, part of EAB, is a strategic professional services and research firm dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. For over four decades we have partnered with 450 of the most iconic companies in the world. This has allowed us to build a deep, data-driven understanding of the employee experience, which lays the groundwork for everything we do. Seramount provides best practice research, leadership skill-building, expert advisory and custom research, and implementation tools to DEI leaders within the organizations it serves. We meet each partner’s needs no matter where they are on their journey and guide them along an ever-changing talent landscape. Learn more at seramount.com.