Culture

We’ll tackle the claims and payroll so you can focus your attention on supporting a leave-taker. Here’s how:

Cocoon co-founder, Lauren Dai, and Carolyn Frey of Hungryroot share their wisdom on building an inclusive culture for caregivers.

After two years, working with hundreds of employers, and supporting more than 5,000 leaves in Cocoon, we have more conviction than ever that technology has the power to transform taking and managing leave. Today, we’re excited to share our evolved and expanded vision, along with the technology that will power it — with an all new look and feel.

Stacey Lim shares her stories of taking parental leave in two different states and her experience with and without Cocoon to manage it.

Ensure your company’s compliance and policy language with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) with our checklist for employers.

How a SaaS approach to leave management compares with the increasingly outdated “white-glove” model.

Cocoon’s Head of Support explains why software solutions for managing employee leave are more supportive and personable than you might think.

Stumped on a parental leave policy? Our policy generator can help you flesh out the first draft, as you follow along with considerations outlined here.

Realizing they needed to clarify the difference between flexible PTO and leave programs, Superhuman relaunched both—with a new twist.

Technology has transformed our lives and expectations at home and work—so why not leave management?

Founded by parents on a mission to help families get better rest, Hatch knew it couldn't sleep on how it managed parental leave for employees.

Improve your employee experience and benefits utilization while boosting People Ops productivity and effectiveness.

Cocoon makes it easy for employees to understand their options to plan and manage their caregiver leave so they can have a sense of certainty amidst other doubts.

Start here to draft your caregiver leave policy and understand the components that go into it.

Caregiver leave experiences vary widely not just because of the situation, but also how the caregiver’s employer responds. We asked three caregivers to share their experiences.

Using Cocoon to manage employee leaves, HR cut the time spent on leave in half, while improving employee experience.

Leaders from Gem, Sequoia, and Cocoon share their approach to caring for employees as access to reproductive care changes rapidly.

Benchling’s HR team chose Cocoon for better leave forecasting, employee-centric processes, and future-proofing at scale.

We implemented a compassionate leave policy so employers and employees can cope with anything life throws at them. Here’s how you can do the same:

As two key HoneyBook employees planned for parental leave at the same time, they saw how their leave management process broke down and found a new approach with Cocoon.

Gem, a growing recruiting software company, scales employee leave management with Cocoon to improve employee experience and cross-functional processes.

Senior HR leaders at Airbnb and Curology, and Cocoon’s COO, Lauren Dai, share what they’ve learned about leading with empathy even in fraught moments.

Pregnancy loss, military family, compassionate, caregiver, and gender affirmation leave policies may not be on your radar—but they should be. Here’s why.

Cocoon co-founder and CTO Amber Feng shares our approach to building a product that matters, putting personal priorities first, and growing an exceptional team.

Your employee just had a life-changing experience—take the lead to help them ease into their work life again and show your support.

Cocoon CEO Mahima Chawla shares industry insights about the importance of being an empathetic employer and its impacts on employee experience and the bottom line.

The Cocoon team talked to top people leaders to understand how to attract and retain talent in today's hiring market, and reduce burnout for current employees.

Today, we’re incredibly excited to introduce Cocoon to the world and announce our $20M Series A to push the boundaries on employee leave and leave management.

Experts from the National Partnership for Women and Families, Docusign, Springbank Collective, and Culture Amp candidly share how businesses can better care for caregivers.

Michael Wu, Deputy General Counsel at Carta, talks about the lasting impact parental and family leave can have, building benefits and supportive policies at a growing company, and the importance of taking time to focus on family.

Suzie Radack, SVP of People at Primer.ai, speaks about making the transition to parenthood, how to foster teams that support families, and the effort it takes to build a company that truly cares.