Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

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

The apparel company finest identified for its denims is the newest U.S. company to offer the profit as numerous 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, in response to a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. read extra

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

Different corporations have pledged to offer similar support 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. personal employer, on Monday advised staff it's going to pay as much as $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, amongst them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it can begin in Could to cowl expenses for its staff and their dependents who must travel to a different state for abortion companies. read extra

One of the leading Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, mentioned it could reimburse travel bills associated to receiving girls's reproductive health providers that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the primary main U.S. financial institution to make a similar 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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