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A third of Bumble's Texas workforce moved after state passed restrictive 'Heartbeat Act' abortion bill

Bumble has lost a third of its Texas workforce in the months since the state passed the controversial abortion SB 8 (Senate Bill 8), also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, over a year ago. This new data point was shared by Bumble's Interim General Counsel, Elizabeth Monteleone, speaking on a panel this afternoon at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas. The panel focused on the "healthcare crisis in Post-Roe America" and featured women who had both sued and spoken out about the need to have doctors, not politicians, involved in their healthcare decisions.

What's more, Monteleone noted that Bumble is no longer requiring employees to join the business in its Austin location, even though the dating app maker is headquartered there.

"We are a remote-first company. We've supported employees who've chosen to move out of state," Monteleone added.

"We -- since SB 8 -- have seen a reduction in our Texas workforce by about a third. Those employees are choosing to move elsewhere," she told the audience at the event. "There are a variety of laws in Texas that I think many people find incompatible with living a healthy life and being their authentic self," added Monteleone, suggesting that not all the departures may be tied directly to this specific piece of legislation, but possibly to several other Texas laws or proposed laws that don't sit well with Bumble's employees.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/bumble-lost-third-texas-workforce-221211893.html