After the Dobbs ruling, several supposedly “pro-woman” businesses decided to pay their female employees up to $4,500 to have an abortion so that they don’t take maternity leave.
Public Sq. decided to counter that trend with a truly pro-family policy that rewards staff with a $5,000 bonus when an employee or employee’s spouse gives birth or begins the process of adoption.
CEO Michael Seifert told Fox & Friends Weekend, “We did see the world going in this direction that we believe is really anti-family. We think that ultimately a company is only as strong as the families that build it. And then for us, we’re a pro-family company. We’re unashamed about that. … So, we thought, what better way to express this value that’s core to our beliefs than actually putting some money behind it?”
Seifert said there have been three pregnancies announced among his employees just within the last month.
Public Sq. is the largest marketplace in the country of pro-family businesses. They provide alternatives to pro-abortion, pro-LGBT, anti-freedom businesses by vetting companies so customers can be more intentional with their spending.
Mary Szoch, FRC’s director of the Center for Human Dignity, said, “Public Sq.’s baby bonus demonstrates that the company actually values men and women in their totality — not just for what they can contribute to the company’s bottom line.”