In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and almost 50 years of precedent in holding that there is no right to abortion recognized by the U.S. Constitution, employers are raising questions regarding how Dobbs might intersect with workplace compliance obligations. This memo addresses some of those questions and presents some guideposts that may be helpful to employers as they begin to consider how the Court’s decision and new abortion restrictions could impact their policies and practices.
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) can read more here.