Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it will reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time employees who need to travel to a different state for health care services, including abortions.

The attire firm greatest known for its jeans is the newest U.S. company to supply the profit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom appears set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, based on a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion printed by Politico on Monday. learn more

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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 workers. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Different companies have pledged to offer related support to their U.S. employees who need to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted access to abortion companies.

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

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it should begin in Might to cowl expenses for its workers and their dependents who have to travel to another state for abortion companies. read extra

One of the main Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, said it might reimburse journey bills 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 appropriate to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled law for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief govt, wrote in a employees memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the primary major U.S. financial institution to make an identical commitment. read 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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