Amazon will pay staff travel expenses for abortions, some other treatments
The benefits apply to some elective treatments further than 100 miles from an employee's home
A message to Amazon staff said that the firm will pay up to $4,000 in travel expenses each year for treatments not available nearby.It comes amid rising restrictions for the procedure nationwide.According to the announcement, first reported by Reuters, the new benefits will apply to treatments that are not available inside a 100-mile radius of an employee's home and for which virtual options are not available.
The benefits will be available to all employees enrolled in two different health plans offered by the company, including those working in offices or in warehouses.The ‘ranch’ for Texas mothers with no place to go Next month, the conservative-leaning Supreme Court will also rule on a case that could overturn Roe v Wade, a 1973 court ruling that legalised abortion in the US.
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