Posted on 07/05/2022 5:53:27 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
After the U.S. Supreme Court revoked the federal right to an abortion that’s been in place for half a century, companies like Amazon, Disney, Apple and JP Morgan pledged to cover travel costs for employees who live in states where the procedure is now illegal so they can terminate pregnancies.
But the companies gave scant or no details on how they will do this and it’s not clear if they will be able to — legally — while protecting employees’ privacy and keeping them safe from prosecution.
“Most employers were not prepared for Roe to be overturned, and even those that were didn’t realize the law would literally be changed the next minute,” said Brian Kropp, a vice president at the consulting firm Gartner. “They’re trying to play catch-up.”
Kropp said many companies announced plans to offer travel benefits without the infrastructure in place to make them work. Some, he added, are creating supplementary policies that employees can buy to cover abortion travel, while others are contacting insurers to see if travel can be added to their current plans. Others are trying to figure out how to offer a benefit without breaching employees’ privacy.
“Are employees going to have to tell their manager they are going to have to travel from Texas to California to have an abortion?” Kropp said.
The answer is no — but they would likely have to tell human resources or a similar department that they are pregnant and want to get an abortion, said Sharona Hoffman, a health law professor at Case Western Reserve University.
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Will these same companies pay for travel to say...cancer treatment centers?
Or is it only to kill babies they are interested in.
Why are employers getting involved?? Abortion is cheaper than parental leave?
Will those companies offer the same dollar benefits to people choosing to keep a baby?
Asking for a friend…
What the hell does abortion really have to do with running or operating a company?
The idea is freaking absurd in the first place.
Perhaps theses idiot companies should stay out of it and the problem goes away.
See how easy that is woke companies?
My thoughts exactly, they opened that door to pay for a medical treatment so what about others? A company would not want to discriminate after all.......
Spot on observation!
Class-action lawsuit forthcoming.
To them they are getting off cheap. No family leave, child care, insurance, lost days of work due to child illness or special event.
Family leave is too expensive for a company.
See cartoon.
https://cdn.creators.com/209/328793/328793_image.jpg
Offer free coat hangers. /sarc
Kropp said many companies announced plans to offer travel benefits without the infrastructure in place to make them work. Some, he added, are creating supplementary policies that employees can buy to cover abortion travel, while others are contacting insurers to see if travel can be added to their current plans. Others are trying to figure out how to offer a benefit without breaching employees’ privacy.
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We’ll soon see stories about women who scammed their company for an “abortion travel benefit” who used the money, not to get an abortion, but to go on vacation.
No, that would be "Out of Network" and you'd have to pay for all of the costs yourself.
Damn good question! Of course, the answer is no, but it does point out the blatant discrimination of the policies.
And all it's associated costs, by a bunch
“ What the hell does abortion really have to do with running or operating a company? The idea is freaking absurd in the first place.”
The woketards bought the term “women’s health care”. They are terrified of a leftist posting a negative review on social media.
Companies could face hurdles covering abortion travel costs
Another tax “Carve out” just like the 3 martini lunches of times past?
Perhaps a list of companies is appropriate. I for one would not patronize such a woke company.
Sorry Charlie about your raise/dividend, but we have diverted those funds to pay for travel expenses for our employees (male/female) seeking abortions out of state.
None of the state laws criminalize the pregnant woman. If an abortion is illegal to obtain in their own state, that does not make their obtaining an abortion illegal in another state. The illegality, if any, is in the providing of abortion in a particular state. That cannot apply to their own citizens obtaining an abortion in a different state, and employers are not in legal jeopardy for providing employees’ assistance for out-of-state abortions.
My point is not intended to sound “pro abortion”.
It’s about the law, and my view of the article and its host - AP - is to imply another scare tactic about what a restrictive state’s abortion laws will mean, beyond the jurisdiction of that state. I think their legal reach on their own state’s citizens does not have much out-of-state legal affect.
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