Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it would reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time workers who have to journey to a different state for well being care services, together with abortions.

The attire company best recognized for its jeans is the latest U.S. firm to supply the benefit as numerous states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders must make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our workers. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Other companies have pledged to offer comparable assist to their U.S. staff who need to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion providers.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, on Monday instructed workers it should pay up to $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it would start in Could to cover expenses for its staff and their dependents who must journey to a different state for abortion services. learn extra

One of many leading Hollywood expertise agencies, 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 assist the appropriate to choose that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for nearly half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief executive, wrote in a staff memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the primary major U.S. bank to make the same dedication. learn 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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