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SCOTUS Abortion Ruling Raises Complex Policy Problems for Employers

June 28, 2022

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A number of high-profile companies are speaking out against the U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision overruling Roe v. Wade, and they are backing up their criticism by vowing to help employees wishing to travel for legal abortions. But employers taking such action may face tricky legal issues.

In a decision announced June 24, the Court ruled to end the constitutional right to abortion that was put in place by the 1973 Roe decision. In the wake of the Court’s latest action, companies including Starbucks Corp., Uber Technologies Inc., Amazon.com Inc., and others announced they will pay travel expenses for employees.

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