(Fast Company) In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, a long list of companies announced that they will cover travel costs or expand healthcare benefits for employees who may be affected by the ruling. Insurance company Embroker, meanwhile, recently asked over 500 venture capitalist-backed startup founders to consider how their businesses will be affected, and found that 42% of respondents planned to limit employee recruitment in states that are banning or restricting abortion.
The survey, released last week, asked respondents to consider how the overturning of Roe v. Wade will impact company recruitment and hiring strategies, whether the ruling is a cause for concern to the company, and if plans to change business strategies are being examined.
Most of the survey respondents run startups in traditionally blue states, with 25% located in the Pacific and 23.5% located in the Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. A slight majority of the respondents—just over 53%—were female.
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