attention to detail
Jul. 26th, 2022 09:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
totientWe didn't make a big public fuss about it at the time but Akamai was one of many tech companies that quickly jumped on the "we'll pay for travel for people to get abortions" bandwagon. The email to employees said there were some details to work out and today we got those details. And there are two details I like enough that I think everyone should be doing them, and which I'm mentioning here because I think some companies aren't.
First, we're not limiting this to medical care that looks like an abortion. Need gynecological care of some kind and can't get it, even though it's still legal, because people have been harassing gynecologists in your city and they've all left? You're all set, as is your traveling companion. Any care is covered if you can't get it within 100 miles of home.
Second and perhaps more importantly, we're administering this program as part of your medical care, in a way that means Akamai does not get any information about who's using it, and the records that do exist (at the insurance company) are covered by HIPAA. This means they are safe from being subpoenaed to divulge who might have gotten an abortion.
These details are important for themselves, but they also show that HR is paying attention and not just doing what they think they have to because other companies are doing it. Well done.
First, we're not limiting this to medical care that looks like an abortion. Need gynecological care of some kind and can't get it, even though it's still legal, because people have been harassing gynecologists in your city and they've all left? You're all set, as is your traveling companion. Any care is covered if you can't get it within 100 miles of home.
Second and perhaps more importantly, we're administering this program as part of your medical care, in a way that means Akamai does not get any information about who's using it, and the records that do exist (at the insurance company) are covered by HIPAA. This means they are safe from being subpoenaed to divulge who might have gotten an abortion.
These details are important for themselves, but they also show that HR is paying attention and not just doing what they think they have to because other companies are doing it. Well done.
