Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it is going to reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time staff who must travel to a different state for health care services, together with abortions.

The attire company finest identified for its denims is the newest U.S. company to offer the profit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom seems to be set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, based on a leaked initial draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders have to make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our workers. Which means defending reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a statement.

Different firms have pledged to offer related assist to their U.S. staff who need to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion providers.

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

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it's going to begin in May to cowl bills for its employees and their dependents who must journey to another state for abortion providers. learn extra

One of many main Hollywood talent companies, UTA, said it will reimburse travel bills related to receiving women's reproductive health services that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the first major U.S. financial institution to make the same commitment. learn extra

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

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