DOJ employees press Biden administration to grant time off for out-of-state abortions

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DOJ employees press Biden admin to grant time off for out-of-state abortions.

on Wednesday urging the administration to grant leave to federal employees who must travel across state lines to access reproductive health care services for themselves or a family member.

The DOJ Gender Equality Network is an employee-run organization of the DOJ that advocates for gender equality. The letter was sent to the White House’s budget office and Gender Policy Council as well as the Office of Personnel Management"Providing employees with administrative leave for travel would put the federal government on a similar footing with large employers throughout the country that are already providing travel assistance to employees who need to cross state lines to obtain reproductive healthcare," the group's board of directors wrote.

"We recognize that an accommodation to cover travel time cannot remedy all of the challenges that state laws restricting reproductive healthcare present, but it is a tangible and meaningful form of assistance that the federal government can offer," they added.

 

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