Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it can reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time employees who have to journey to another state for health care services, together with abortions.

The apparel firm best known for its jeans is the most recent U.S. company to supply the profit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders need to make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our workers. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the corporate stated in an announcement.

Other corporations have pledged to offer comparable assist to their U.S. staff who must 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. private employer, on Monday told staff it will pay up to $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it's going to begin in Might to cowl expenses for its employees and their dependents who have to journey to another state for abortion companies. read more

One of many main Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, stated it could reimburse journey bills associated to receiving ladies's reproductive well being companies that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the correct to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief government, wrote in a employees memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

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

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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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