Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it can reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time workers who must journey to another state for health care providers, including abortions.

The attire company best known for its denims is the most recent U.S. company to offer the profit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in response to a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn more

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders have to 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 companies have pledged to supply related help to their U.S. employees who have to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday advised workers it can pay as much as $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it will start in Might to cover expenses for its employees and their dependents who need to journey to a different state for abortion providers. read extra

One of the main Hollywood talent companies, UTA, mentioned it will reimburse journey bills associated to receiving women's reproductive health providers that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the suitable to choose 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) became in March the primary major U.S. bank to make an identical dedication. read 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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