Advising on Travel Benefits Following Dobbs Decision

We advised a dental insurance company on new travel benefits to be added to their self-insured health plans to ensure participants’ reproductive rights following the Supreme Court Dobbs decision, which ended the constitutional right to an abortion. The analysis involved summarizing the ERISA, Internal Revenue Code, criminal, constitutional, and confidentiality issues surrounding this very topical and controversial topic. The company desired to provide employees with options to pursue their reproductive rights, but also wanted to comply with applicable law.