Justworks
New York, NY · founded 2012
Justworks builds HR, payroll and benefits software for small businesses — and, fittingly for a company that sells benefits, its own package is genuinely strong: 16-week paid parental leave applied equally to all new parents, flexible PTO, a fully paid sabbatical at five years, Kindbody fertility access, and a deep wellness stack (One Medical, Teladoc, Wellhub, Headspace, Talkspace, plus two 'Oxygen Days' mental-health days). Day to day, people rate work-life balance highly and call the New York office beautiful. The recurring complaint in recent reviews is the top of the house: leadership is the lowest-rated dimension, several employees describe a shift toward 'do more with less' as the company eyes an IPO, and pay is often called below market.
see the full file on Justworksdocumented benefits (24)
| Birthing-parent leave | 16 weeks |
|---|---|
| Partner leave | 16 weeks |
| How leave is framed | equal_all_parents |
| Fertility support | yes |
| Mental health | yes |
| Therapy platform | Talkspace |
| Dental | yes |
| Vision | yes |
| Disability | yes |
| Life insurance | yes |
| FSA | yes |
| HSA | yes |
| Office policy | Roles are advertised as hybrid (#LI-Hybrid); postings state no fixed number of in-office days. |
| Unlimited PTO | yes |
| Sabbatical | yes |
| Sabbatical after | 5 |
| Wellness / mental-health days | 2 days |
| Gym / fitness subsidy | yes |
| Bike / cycling program | yes |
| Casual dress code | yes |
| Learning platform | yes |
| Last round | $16,837,671 |
| Last round closed | 2023-11-01 |
| Total raised | $130,359,935 |
notable perks
- "Oxygen Days" — two dedicated mental-health days off a year, on top of PTO
- Free One Medical membership for on-demand primary care, plus a free Teladoc membership for 24/7 virtual care
- Coaching stack: BetterUp coaching, 'The Cru' coaching programs, and self-advocacy workshops
- Headspace Premium membership for meditation and mindfulness
- Company retreats
the legal floor where they are
Set by law, not by Justworks. It applies to every employer in NY.
| IVF cycles the state covers | New York requires three IVF cycles, from large groups only. Insurance Law §§ 3221(k)(6)(C) and 4303(s)(3) require large group policies to cover 'three cycles of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) used to treat infertility and prescription drugs that are prescribed for the IVF treatment'. Large group means more than 100 employees, and the law applies to policies issued or renewed on or after 1 January 2020. Age restrictions are not permitted, and an insurer may not discriminate on age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or gender identity. Small group and individual plans must cover basic infertility treatment such as intrauterine insemination but are NOT required to cover IVF. THE LIMIT THAT DECIDES WHETHER THIS REACHES YOU: the Department of Financial Services states that 'the IVF law does not apply to self-funded ERISA plans', nor to Medicaid managed care, the Essential Plan or Medicare. KFF's 2025 employer survey puts 67% of covered workers in a self-funded plan and 80% at firms of 200 or more, so at most large New York employers this law does not apply and the fertility benefit on the page is the company's own choice. (New York Insurance Law §§ 3221(k)(6)(C) and 4303(s)(3), effective 1 January 2020.) |
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| Adoption leave the law gives | 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period on the placement of a child for adoption or foster care, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. There is no federal paid adoption leave. (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(B) and 2612(c); eligibility at 29 U.S.C. 2611(2) and (4). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code.) |
| Pay when you are ill | No federal law requires any paid sick leave. The FLSA does not require payment for time not worked, and the FMLA gives 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period for a serious health condition, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. Any paid sick time comes from a state or city law, or from the employer's own choice. (Fair Labor Standards Act, per the Department of Labor's statement on payment for time not worked; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(D) and 2612(c). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code on govinfo.gov.) |
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