What Does the Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Mean for Women Employees?

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Employee health is an issue for companies here because many Americans get their health insurance through their company. Companies that depend on an educated workforce and have trouble recruiting people are under pressure from their employees to support women's rights. It makes it more complicated because the employer has to choose what is covered. And even though in general insurance is handled externally, like you file your claims directly to the insurance company, it's not clear to me how confidential those records really are.

The European Central Bank has clashed with UniCredit over the Italian lender’s plans to return cash to shareholders and its failure to leave Russia, the world’s leading semiconductor producer, TSMC, is battling to stay ahead as world demands ever-smaller chips, the US Supreme Court’s decision to toss out constitutional abortion protections takes employer involvement in women’s health up another notch.

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ECB and UniCredit clash over capital plans and Russia presence

TSMC battles to stay ahead as world demands ever-smaller chips

Corporate abortion policies further complicate choices for female staff

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