A Starbucks logo is pictured on the door of the Green Apron Delivery Service at the Empire State Building in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
May 16 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) will reimburse U.S. employees if they must travel more than 100 miles from their homes to obtain an abortion, according to a memo sent to employees on Monday.
The global coffee chain joins Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and a small but growing list of other companies to offer the benefit as some U.S. states impose tighter restrictions on abortion. read more .
The issue gained urgency after Politico published a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court showing that a conservative majority of justices supported overturning the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide read more
"Like many of you, I’m deeply concerned by the draft Supreme Court opinion related to the constitutional right to abortion that was first established by Roe v. Wade," wrote Sara Kelly, a human resources executive.
The benefit also applies to the dependents of employees, the memo said.
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d4nowar on May 16th, 2022 at 15:40 UTC »
Think Republicans will freak out more about this, or about the holiday cups?
My answer is holiday cups.
Significant_Bit741 on May 16th, 2022 at 14:04 UTC »
This also makes sense from a business standpoint. Your boss doesn’t want to use up resources to train someone new after you leave and start a family.
Projectrage on May 16th, 2022 at 13:50 UTC »
Why is my health coverage tied to my job??