Chief executives who have not yet announced whether they will enhance health benefits for U.S. employees must take a position on abortion rights so workers know what will be covered – or not covered – by group health care plans, the chief executive officer of the Women Corporate Directors Foundation says.
Within hours of the ruling, more than a dozen large U.S. corporations publicly announced they will provide travel benefits for any out-of-state legal abortions. Bank of Nova Scotia, payments processor Nuvei Corp., Toronto Dominion Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada are the latest Canadian companies to announce travel reimbursements for U.S. employees.
CIBC has enhanced its U.S. benefits coverage for employees in states where abortion is not legally available to include a reimbursement up to US$4,000 for any associated travel costs, such as transportation, accommodation and food. The benefit is also for any covered family member, plus one travel companion to “ensure safe and legal access to these medical services,” CIBC spokesperson Tom Wallis said in an e-mail.
Sun Life Financial, which has about 6,000 U.S. employees, will now offer all employees – and their dependants – who are enrolled in its group health plan a “medical travel and lodging reimbursement benefit” for any covered medical treatment or procedure that is not available within 100 miles of their home, the company said on Friday. The reimbursement will also include any travel costs for a companion.
Why should they? What a ridiculous proposal
US companies did this to avoid losing a worker and paying maternity benefits. The virtue signaling to the abortion crowd is a bonus.
Okay then what are they going to do for Canadian workers who have longer wait times than Americans to see a doctor in general?
Canadians have Health Care that will take care of this. You want more? Go pay for it yourself. Your Employer is not the Government and it’s not their responsibility
Oh yea corporations will get that pregnancy ended for employees in a heart beat! Have you back working by the next day!
United States United States Latest News, United States United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »