The U.S. Supreme Court has held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, No. 19-1392 (June 24, 2022) that there is no federal protection of abortion rights, overturning nearly 50 years of precedent from the Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania v. Casey on the issue. The ruling now enables each state to set its own legal requirements regarding abortions.
There are several employer considerations that the courts and government agencies will likely address in the future. This would include, for example, issues involving leave management, requests for accommodations and anti-discrimination laws. Of particular interest for employers are group health plan considerations that plan sponsors and plan administrators should review in light of this ruling. Click here for more details.