Some US Companies Pay Employees While They Volunteer

CVC-TC member Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota’s volunteer paid time off program was featured in Voice of America News in December.

“Employees such as Ashley Pattain, a senior pharmacy benefits management analyst, has collected school supplies for children in low-income neighborhoods and helped high school students improve their writing skills. “It’s amazing that my company allows time for volunteering,” Pattain said. “I have children and can do it during the workday when they are at school.”