Amazon, one of the biggest private-sector employers in the U.S., told its staff on May 2 it will pay up to $4,000 in travel expenses annually for employees to undergo abortions and other "non-life-threatening" medical treatments, Reuters reported. The company will pay $10,000 in annual travel reimbursements for urgent, life-threatening medical issues.
Amazon's new benefit, retroactively effective to Jan. 1, applies if abortion procedures or other operations are not available within 100 miles of an employee's home. It is open to U.S. employees or covered dependents, whether they work in a corporate office or a warehouse. Amazon employs 1.1 million full- and part-time workers throughout the U.S.
In March, Citigroup disclosed that it would cover out-of-state travel costs for employees seeking an abortion if they are located in Texas and other states where access to abortion has been restricted. After the investment banking firm's announcement, other big companies—including Apple, Levi Strauss, Yelp, Match, Lyft and Uber—said that they, too, would pay for out-of-state abortion travel under their health plans.
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