Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it is going to reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time workers who have to travel to another state for health care providers, including abortions.

The attire company greatest recognized for its jeans is the newest U.S. firm to supply 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 line with a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn more

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders must make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our staff. That means defending reproductive rights," the company stated in a press release.

Different companies have pledged to offer similar assist to their U.S. employees who need to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion services.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday told workers it should pay as much as $4,000 in travel expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, amongst them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it is going to begin in May to cowl bills for its workers and their dependents who need to travel to another state for abortion companies. learn extra

One of the leading Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, said it would reimburse travel bills associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health providers that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

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

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

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