Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it is going to reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time staff who need to journey to another state for well being care companies, including abortions.

The apparel firm best known for its denims is the newest U.S. company to supply the profit as numerous states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade choice that legalized abortion nationwide, in keeping with a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. read extra

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"Given what is at stake, business leaders must make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our employees. That means defending reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Different corporations have pledged to offer related help to their U.S. staff who must travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted access to abortion services.

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

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it is going to start in Might to cowl expenses for its employees and their dependents who have to travel to another state for abortion services. learn more

One of the leading Hollywood talent companies, UTA, said it could reimburse travel expenses related to receiving girls's reproductive well being companies that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become 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; Modifying by Anna Driver, Alexandra Hudson, Kirsten Donovan

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