Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it can reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time workers who must travel to another state for health care services, including abortions.

The apparel company greatest known for its jeans is the latest U.S. firm to offer the benefit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade resolution that legalized abortion nationwide, in keeping with a leaked initial draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. read extra

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"Given what is at stake, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our staff. Which means defending reproductive rights," the company said in a press release.

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

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday advised employees it would pay as much as $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, among them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it is going to start in Could to cowl expenses for its employees and their dependents who must travel to another state for abortion providers. learn extra

One of the leading Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, mentioned it would reimburse journey bills related to receiving ladies's reproductive well being services that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the primary main U.S. bank to make a similar dedication. learn extra

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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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