Employees in states affected by the Supreme Court ruling can apply for relocation without being told why.
"This is a profound change for the country that deeply affects so many of us, especially women," wrote the chief people officer of the search engine in an email to workers. Those in charge of this process will be aware of the situation.
The note doesn't state how many requests the company would approve. Due to the company's return-to-office policy, the company is still assigning relocations for employees who don't want to come back into their assigned physical office
There are more than 30 locations for the search engine in the United States.
Support sessions will be provided to employees in the coming days.
Corporations around the country, including Amazon and Meta, say they will pay for employees to travel to get abortions if they are in states where it is not allowed.
When the ruling was leaked, the company said it would provide travel benefits for employees looking for abortion care outside of their home state. Out-of-state medical producers that are not available where an employee lives and works are covered by the company's U.S. benefits plan.
The company had nothing to say when CNBC reached out. It did not respond to requests for comment on the email.
The company hasn't responded to questions about whether it will comply with law enforcement requests for data. A group of 42 Democratic lawmakers wrote a letter to the CEO of the search engine company, asking him to stop collecting and keeping location data that could be used to identify people seeking abortions.
The full memo was written by the chief people officer of the search engine.
I want to say hello to you all.
The US Supreme Court ruled this morning in favor of women.
This is a huge change for the country that affects a lot of us. Everyone will respond in their own way, whether that is wanting space and time to process, speaking up, volunteering, not wanting to discuss it at all, or something else entirely. Treat your co-worker with respect and be aware of what they are going through.
We are concerned about the impact this ruling will have on people's health, lives and careers. Information on reproductive healthcare will be accessible across our products, and we will continue protecting user privacy.
Out-of-state medical procedures that are not available where an employee lives and works are covered by the US benefits plan. Those in charge of this process will be aware of the situation. You can connect with a People Consultant.
There will be support sessions in the US in the near future. They will be posted to the news section of the internet search engine.
Continue to take good care of yourselves and each other, and please don't hesitate to rely on your community in the days ahead.
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