Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it'll reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time staff who need to journey to a different state for health care providers, together with abortions.

The attire firm best known for its denims is the latest U.S. company to supply the benefit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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"Given what is at stake, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our employees. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the company mentioned in a statement.

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

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday informed staff it's going to pay as much as $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, among them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it should begin in Might to cover expenses for its staff and their dependents who must travel to another state for abortion providers. learn more

One of many leading Hollywood talent companies, UTA, stated it will reimburse journey bills related to receiving girls's reproductive well being providers that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the first main U.S. financial institution to make the same dedication. read more

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

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