Citi was one of the first public companies to update its employee healthcare policy in response to the mounting abortion bans., saying that, “In response to changes in reproductive healthcare laws in certain states in the U.S., beginning in 2022 we provide travel benefits to facilitate access to adequate resources.”released May 4, 2022, Levi Strauss Co. announced that it would reimburse travel fees for employees who need to travel across state lines for access to a safe abortion.
“Under our current benefits plan, Levi Strauss & Co. employees are eligible for reimbursement for healthcare-related travel expenses for services not available in their home state, including those related to reproductive health care and abortion.” The jean company also has a process for employees who are not enrolled in benefits, including part-time hourly workers, “can seek reimbursement for travel costs incurred under the same circumstances.”Rideshare apps Lyft and Uber promised to protect both passengers and drivers after the passing of SB-8 in Texas. The law puts anyone aiding the procedure — be it a doctor performing it or a driver taking someone to a clinic — at risk.
"Drivers are never responsible for monitoring where their riders go or why. Imagine being a driver and not knowing if you are breaking the law by giving someone a ride," Lyft said in aUber followed Lyft’s lead, saying that they would also cover legal fees for anyone sued under the new restrictive abortion law.
“The company generally does not take political stands unless it is relevant to our business. But in this instance, I personally, as a woman in Texas, could not keep silent,” Dubey wrote in an email to employees, obtained byOn May 9, Microsoft announced that it would extend abortion and gender-affirming procedures for employees to include travel expense assistance.that the company will "continue to do everything we can under the law to protect our employees' rights and support employees.