Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it should reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time employees who need to travel to a different state for health care companies, together with abortions.

The attire company greatest identified for its jeans is the newest U.S. firm to offer the benefit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court seems set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, in response to a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion printed by Politico on Monday. read more

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders have to make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our staff. Which means defending reproductive rights," the corporate said in a statement.

Other companies have pledged to offer comparable help to their U.S. workers who need to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday instructed workers it'll pay up to $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced assessment platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it's going to begin in Could to cover expenses for its workers and their dependents who must journey to a different state for abortion services. read extra

One of the leading Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, stated it might reimburse journey bills related to receiving women's reproductive well being companies that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the right to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief govt, wrote in a staff memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the first main U.S. financial institution to make an identical commitment. learn extra

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

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