Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it will reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time staff who have to journey to another state for well being care providers, together with abortions.

The attire firm finest recognized for its denims is the latest U.S. company to supply the benefit as numerous states clamp down on access 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, in keeping with a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. read more

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our workers. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the company stated in a statement.

Other firms have pledged to offer related help to their U.S. employees who have to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion services.

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

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it can begin in Might to cover expenses for its workers and their dependents who need to travel to another state for abortion providers. read extra

One of many main Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, stated it will reimburse journey bills related to receiving girls's reproductive health services that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the right to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled legislation 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) 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; Enhancing by Anna Driver, Alexandra Hudson, Kirsten Donovan

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