Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it's going to reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time workers who must travel to another state for well being care companies, including abortions.

The attire firm finest known for its jeans is the latest U.S. firm to offer the profit as numerous states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, in accordance with a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our staff. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the company mentioned in a press release.

Different corporations have pledged to supply related support to their U.S. staff who need to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion providers.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday informed staff it can pay up to $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, amongst them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it is going to start in Might to cowl expenses for its workers and their dependents who have to travel to a different state for abortion companies. learn more

One of many main Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, stated it would reimburse travel expenses associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health companies that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to help the proper to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled law for nearly half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief executive, wrote in a staff memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the first major U.S. bank to make a similar commitment. read more

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Reporting by Doyinsola Oladipo; Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles; Modifying by Anna Driver, Alexandra Hudson, Kirsten Donovan

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