Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

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

The apparel company best known for its denims is the newest U.S. firm to offer the benefit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket seems set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a leaked initial draft majority opinion printed by Politico on Monday. read more

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders have to make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our workers. That means defending reproductive rights," the corporate stated in a statement.

Different companies have pledged to supply related assist to their U.S. workers who have to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday informed workers it'll pay up to $4,000 in travel expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. learn more

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it would begin in Could to cover bills for its workers and their dependents who must journey to another state for abortion services. learn extra

One of many main Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, stated it will reimburse journey bills related to receiving women's reproductive well being providers that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the appropriate to choose that has been a bedrock of settled regulation for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief govt, wrote in a workers memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the first major U.S. bank to make a similar commitment. 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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