Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it is going to reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time staff who need to journey to a different state for well being care services, including abortions.

The apparel company finest recognized for its jeans is the most recent U.S. company to supply the profit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders have to make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our employees. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the company said in an announcement.

Different companies have pledged to offer related assist to their U.S. staff who must journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion companies.

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

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it should start in Might to cover bills for its workers and their dependents who have to journey to a different state for abortion services. read extra

One of the leading Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, stated it will reimburse travel bills related to receiving ladies's reproductive well being companies that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the first main U.S. bank to make an analogous dedication. learn more

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

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