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Noodles & Company Expands Team Member Benefits with Industry-Leading Offerings to Promote Inclusion and Mental Health
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Noodles & Company (NASDAQ: NDLS), known for serving classic noodle, Zoodle and Caulifloodle dishes from
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[{"type":"text","content":"BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Noodles & Company (NASDAQ: NDLS), known for serving classic noodle, Zoodle and Caulifloodle dishes from around the world, is proud to announce the expansion of its already comprehensive team member benefits program, known as LifeAtNoodles. Noodles & Company is offering new benefits in areas that matter the most to team members including education, wellness, family planning, expanded time off, and recognition initiatives for all team members.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"We are constantly focused on how we can make Noodles the best place to work in the industry and we are proud of these new benefits that honor our commitment to inclusion and diversity,\" said Sue Petersen, vice president of human resources at Noodles & Company. \"We want each team member to know that they are welcomed and valued at Noodles & Company, and we believe that improving on our existing benefits closes the advancement gap and provides everyone a seat at the table.\" \nCreating an uplifting and inclusive environment where everyone feels that their voices and interests matter, the new benefits focus on the prioritization of mental health by offering free in-person and virtual counseling for all team members. Noodles & Company is also debuting mental health awareness live webinars, focusing on identifying mental health symptoms, and supporting individuals with mental health issues to ensure all team members are supported. \n\"We understand the strain of work and home life along with the additional stress of the COVID-19 pandemic and how this impacts our team members, which is why these mental health benefits are so important to us\" said Petersen. \"COVID-19 has drastically increased mental health instability, with 53% of adults in the United States reporting that their mental health has been negatively impacted due to worry and stress over the coronavirus, which is 21% higher than reported in March, pre-COVID. We want our team members to know that we care about their mental health and that they have our full support.\" \nNoodles & Company also supports team members' growing families by offering six weeks of paid paternity leave and surrogacy and adoption assistance for qualifying team members of up to $10k. This is in addition to Noodles & Company's back up dependent care assistance, which provides team membe...