Google notes at the end of Roe v. Wade states that employees can request a move "without reason."

Google emailed the company on Friday about the historic Supreme Court decision reinstating Rowe v. Wade, stating that officials in the affected states could ...

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Google emailed the company on Friday about the historic Supreme Court decision reinstating Rowe v. Wade, stating that officials in the affected states could ...

Google notes at the end of Roe v. Wade states that employees can request a move "without reason."

Updated: 2 months ago
Google notes at the end of Roe v. Wade states that employees can request a move "without reason."

Google emailed the company on Friday about the historic Supreme Court decision reinstating Rowe v. Wade, stating that officials in the affected states could request a move without explaining why. "This is a major chan...

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Google emailed the company on Friday about the historic Supreme Court decision reinstating Rowe v. Wade, stating that officials in the affected states could request a move without explaining why.

"This is a major change for the country that has profoundly affected many of us, especially women," Fiona Chiconi, Google's head of human resources, wrote in an email to employees seen by CNBC. "Google employees can also request a move without providing a reason, and those overseeing this process will be aware of the situation."

The note did not say how many requests the company would approve and made no promises. In addition, the company is still in the process of outsourcing the move to employees who do not wish to return to the physically assigned office due to the company's return to office policy introduced in April.

Google has more than 30 locations in the United States.

Google's statement comes as companies across the country, including Amazon and Meta, said they would pay employees to travel to have abortions if they were in an illegal state, following a Supreme Court ruling on Friday.

When the ruling expired, Google said it would grant travel concessions to employees seeking abortion care overseas. In addition, US corporate compensation plans and full-time team member health insurance plans cover non-government healthcare providers not available where employees live and work, Chiconi added in the statement.

When CNBC asked for comment Friday morning, a spokesperson said the company had nothing to add. 

The company and did not respond to requests for comment on whether to comply with potential law enforcement requests for consumer data. Last month, a group of 42 Democrats wrote a letter urging Google CEO Sundar Pichai to stop collecting and storing unnecessary or uncollected location data that could be used to identify people seeking abortions.