Life & Family
Pfizer’s life and family benefits include resources to help make each of life’s moments a little easier. While these are just a sampling of the life & family benefits Pfizer offers, you can view all of the support available to you at mypfizerbenefits.com.
Time Off
Pfizer offers a variety of time-off programs:
- Up to 2 weeks (10 business days) of paid Caregiver Leave each year to care for a sick family member
- Up to 12 weeks of Family Medical Leave (FMLA), or FMLA-like, unpaid job protected leave to support you and your covered family members, including your spouse or domestic partner, your child(ren), or your parent when sick or injured (Note: FMLA runs concurrently with any short-term disability (STD) leave that may apply for your own illness or injury.)
- Up to 10 paid days of Bereavement Leave in the event of a loss of an immediate family member and up to five paid days for the loss of an extended family member.
- Many states, including CA, CT, CO, DC, HI, MA, NJ, NY, OR, and WA also offer state paid family and medical leave benefits. When permissible, state paid leave benefits will coordinate and run concurrently with Pfizer’s paid time off policies, as applicable.
- In addition to regular vacation, you have the ability to purchase up to 4 weeks of additional vacation through Pfizer’s Vacation Purchase Program. You can request a payout for any unused vacation purchase days during an annual payout process. You may only enroll in this program during Annual Enrollment.
Go to Fuse for more details about these and other Pfizer time-off policies, including information on how to request a leave of absence.
Flexible Work through Log in for Your Day
If you are a Flexible colleague under Pfizer's Log in for Your Day, this policy provides you the ability to work offsite 2.5 days per week. Keep in mind, while this means you are still expected to have regular child or elder care support during those days, you are able to flex how your day is spent. If you work on-site, discuss with your manager if you have the need to flex your schedule or are interested in a flexible work schedule.
Caregiver Resources
Cariloop
Pfizer offers no cost concierge caregiver support through Cariloop to help you care for your loved ones including:
- Coordinating their medical care
- Finding and vetting providers and caregivers
- Managing health claims and insurance issues
- Navigating new diagnoses (including developmental delays)
- Providing information and support on assistive devices, DME equipment and supplies, therapy services, etc.
- Navigating legal support for disability-related needs, special needs planning/trusts, etc.
- Navigating long-term care, outpatient services, home care and adult/elder care programs, etc.
- Navigating school resources, including IEPs
- And more!
The Cariloop Care Portal also provides a secure way to store important documents and collaborate with family and friends around your loved one’s care.
Bright Horizons
Pfizer offers priority access to Bright Horizon’s national network of child care centers, discounted tuition rates at Bright Horizon’s network of partner centers, free membership with Sittercity to locate family care providers, and subsidized backup care in home or at a Bright Horizons center (for children and adults, including your spouse or partner or other loved ones).
Access to Health Insurance for Medicare Enrolled Family Members
If you are caring for immediate family members, including your grandparents, parents, parents-in-law, and siblings who are enrolled in Medicare, Pfizer also offers access at discounted rates to a national group Medicare Advantage health plan. Visit UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage for Family for more information.
Additional Benefits
Check out Pfizer Benefit Extras for access to discounted group rates for life insurance with long-term care insurance, supplemental health insurance (accident, hospital, and critical illness insurance) as well as access to discounted legal services (including an option for your parents), pet insurance (including protection for service and emotional support animals), banking and mortgages, child care, auto and home insurance, and more. Many programs are available for you and/or your eligible spouse or domestic partner or your children. You may only enroll in certain programs during Annual Enrollment or when you are newly eligible.
Pfizer also offers other resources to help with everyday life, such as commuter benefits.
This guide contains information about the U.S. Pfizer benefit plans, programs, and policies; however, it is not intended to provide every detail. More information can be found in the Summary Plan Descriptions, and complete details will be included in the plan document. In all cases, your benefits at Pfizer are subject to the terms and conditions of the plan document. In the event there is a conflict between the information you read in this guide and the official plan document, the plan document will control. While Pfizer expects to continue the benefits described in this guide, it reserves the right to amend, modify, suspend, or terminate the benefit at any time and for any reason, with or without notice.