CHARLOTTE — As workers in multiple states face restricted health-care options after the Supreme Court’s June 24 ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, some of the Charlotte area’s largest employers have joined the list of major corporations adding a benefit to ease that burden. Bank of America reportedly is among the latest to offer reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by an employee seeking an abortion in a state where it remains legal.
“We have expanded the list of medical treatments that are eligible for travel expense reimbursement,” said Charlotte-based BofA, according to The New York Times. “This list will now include cancer treatment, organ transplants at centers of excellence, reproductive health care including abortion, and hospital admissions for mental health conditions.”
The list of companies offering such a benefit has grown since a draft of the ruling was leaked last month.
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