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#63 – Roe v Wade: Communicators on alert for legal implications

June 30, 2022 by Sharon McIntosh and Sharon Phillips Leave a Comment

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On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide.

Immediately following the announcement, several companies – including Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Lyft, Dick’s Sporting Goods and JPMorgan Chase – announced that they were offering to cover travel costs for employees who must travel out of state for abortions. This clearly has implications for communicators who are facing the need to respond to their internal and external audiences.

We reached out to Robin Fretwell Wilson, a law professor at the University of Illinois and an expert on healthcare law. (You can read Robin’s full impressive bio here.)

“There’s a bramble of issues in [any] direction that you move,” says Robin.

Among the questions we discussed on this episode:

  • Possible legal implications for companies who are reimbursing travel costs for employees who must leave their home states for abortions
  • How the ruling could set up a type of “arms race” between the red and blue states
  • What key messages communicators should keep in mind when advising their executives
  • Several legal issues that may arise down the road – and companies and communicators may not have even yet considered

Send this episode over to your legal partner – and begin that scenario planning. More is clearly to come on this issue.

Other resources:

  • Read the Reuters article, “Legal clashes await U.S. companies covering workers’ abortion costs,” where Robin was interviewed.
  • Business Insider is keeping an updated list of company reactions to the ruling.
  • The Society of Human Resources has pulled together a comprehensive resource on navigating Roe v Wade in the Workplace

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Filed Under: EE Voice Tagged With: abortion, crisis communications, healthcare, legal, Roe_v_Wade

The Crisis Show #120: Ohio State University Attack

December 2, 2016 by Rich Klein Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: The Crisis Show Tagged With: active shooter, campus security, communication, communications, crisis management, emergency management, healthcare, human resources, law encorcement, Ohio State, workplace security, workplace violence

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