Michael Greenberg Says Skechers Will Give Employees $4K for Abortion Access If They Need to Travel: ‘It Is Up to Us to Do What We Can’

Skechers President Michael Greenberg said Monday that the company will expand its benefit program to include $4,000 in travel expense reimbursement so that employees can receive medical care, including abortion services, where legally available. The move comes as many companies, from Dick’s Sporting Goods to Nike to Adidas issued similar statements in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Friday decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “Good corporate citizenship means equal opportunity for all employees, and as a company with employees in all 50 states, we believe it is up to us to do what we can to provide the same rights across our U.S. workforce,” said Greenberg in a company memo. “No employee should face restrictions to health care access, including a full range of reproductive options.” Greenberg said Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Skechers will support all of its employees — no matter what state they live in — in their family-planning decisions, including pregnancy, adoptions, contraception and abortion, among other things. “We recognize that some team members or our loyal customers may not agree with our decision to ensure equal opportunity to health care access we have in California, but we believe each employee should be given the same freedom to make personal

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