Certain companies cover travel costs for abortions
- Major corporations are adding abortion travel costs to their employee benefits in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade.
- The companies that offer these travel costs include Starbucks, Tesla, Yelp, Airbnb, Microsoft, Netflix, Patagonia, DoorDash, JPMorgan Chase, Levi Strauss & Co., PayPal, Reddit, Disney, Meta, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Condé Nast.
- The goal is to ensure their employees can seek abortion care if they live in states where the procedure is now or will soon be illegal.
- About 26 U.S. states are expected to outlaw abortion following the overturn of the 1973 ruling.
Workers’ comp claim costs and Newton’s First Law of Motion
- Newton’s First Law of Motion is that a body at rest will remain at rest unless an outside force acts on it.
- That rule can be applied to workers’ compensation claimants where the employer sometimes has to be that “outside force,” according to JD Supra.
- Offering an injured employee a light-duty job is a safe and strategic way of returning to work and saving n claim costs.
- Another good strategy is having a physician approve the offer.
Connecticut worker hospitalized after being injured on the job
- A worker in Connecticut was taken to the hospital after being injured in an explosion.
- The incident involved a chemical in a commercial occupancy on Railroad Place in West Hartford.
- The worker suffered non-life-threatening injuries while working on a piece of equipment where a chemical was present.
- There was no apparent release of a chemical not traditionally present in the area, and there was no danger to the public, police said.
CNET: Injured Amazon workers struggle to get benefits
- Amazon warehouse workers struggle to get benefits after an on-the-job injury, according to research by CNET
- Workers, advocates, and regulators attribute injuries to Amazon’s “demanding productivity targets.”
- These targets often called “the rate,” dictate how long each task should take and make sure the workers stay on schedule.
- Doctors paid for by Amazon claim they face a system that focuses on getting workers back on the floor as soon as possible rather than helping them heal.