{"id":1386393,"date":"2022-03-17T01:40:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T05:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1386393"},"modified":"2022-03-17T13:06:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T17:06:00","slug":"report-citigroup-will-cover-employees-travel-costs-to-obtain-abortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-citigroup-will-cover-employees-travel-costs-to-obtain-abortions\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Citigroup Will Cover Employees&#039; Travel Costs to Obtain Abortions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-citigroup-will-cover-employees-travel-costs-to-obtain-abortions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1386393&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">As abortion faces further restrictions across the United States, Citigroup has reportedly agreed to pay for its employees\u2019 travel expenses to obtain one out of state.<\/p>\n<p>The bank said in a public filing ahead of its annual shareholders\u2019 meeting in April that the new policy will be \u201cin response to changes in reproductive healthcare laws in certain states in the US.\u201d The filing did not specifically mention abortion and charged that the travel benefits will \u201cfacilitate access to adequate resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe policy will cover expenses, such as airfare and lodging, that employees in places including Texas may incur if they\u2019re forced to travel to receive an abortion, according to a person with knowledge of the matter,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-03-16\/citi-to-cover-staff-travel-for-abortions-as-states-limit-access\">noted<\/a> Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Citigroup has used its corporate muscles to enact left-wing agendas since 2018 when the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2018\/03\/22\/citigroup-announces-gun-control-requirements-for-clients-and-small-businesses\/\">implemented<\/a> a policy requiring clients to meet a bevy of gun control regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder this new policy, we will require new retail sector clients or partners to adhere to these best practices: (1) they don\u2019t sell firearms to someone who hasn\u2019t passed a background check, (2) they restrict the sale of firearms for individuals under 21 years of age, and (3) they don\u2019t sell bump stocks or high-capacity magazines,\u201d it said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis policy will apply across the firm, including to small business, commercial and institutional clients, as well as credit card partners, whether co-brand or private label,\u201d it added. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t impact the ability of consumers to use their Citi cards at merchants of their choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bank of America instituted a similar policy at the time, which came in response to the horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which left 17 people dead.<\/p>\n<p>As Breitbart News reported in January, Citigroup became the first major Wall Street bank to fire unvaccinated workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to the policy at the time, office employees would be placed on unpaid leave in mid-January and be fired at the end of the month if they did not comply with vaccine mandates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cYou are welcome to apply for other roles at Citi in the future as long as you are compliant with Citi\u2019s vaccination policy,\u201d the company told its employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As abortion faces further restrictions across the United States, Citigroup has reportedly agreed to pay for its employees\u2019 travel expenses to obtain one out of state. 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