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On June 24, 2022, we received reader mail that asked if Dick's Sporting Goods had made an announcement about providing an employee travel reimbursement of up to $4,000 in benefits related to seeking an abortion. This was indeed true. The announcement went viral on Twitter in the following tweet: The announcement was posted by the company's President and CEO Lauren Hobart on her LinkedIn profile. Ed Stack, the company's executive chairman and former CEO, also published the same message on his own LinkedIn profile. Stack is the son of the company's original founder, Dick. According to the posts, the benefit of up to $4,000 is to be provided to any employees, spouses, or dependents who are enrolled in the company's medical plans, along with one support person. The company's announcement followed shortly after the breaking news that the U.S. Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade, which effectively stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion. The full announcement from Dick's Sporting Goods about its new abortion benefit read as follows: In sum, yes, Dick's Sporting Goods really did announce a new employee benefit related to abortion. The benefit provides up to $4,000 for any employees or others covered under company medical plans who live in states that restrict abortion rights to travel to the nearest state that offers care.
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