Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

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

The apparel company greatest recognized for its denims is the latest U.S. company to offer the profit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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"Given what is at stake, business leaders must make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our workers. That means defending reproductive rights," the company stated in a statement.

Different corporations have pledged to offer comparable help to their U.S. employees who have to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday advised staff it can pay up to $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. learn more

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it'll start in May to cover bills for its staff and their dependents who must travel to a different state for abortion companies. read extra

One of many main Hollywood expertise agencies, UTA, mentioned it might reimburse journey expenses associated to receiving girls's reproductive health companies that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the best to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled regulation for nearly half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief govt, wrote in a staff memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the first main U.S. financial institution to make an analogous commitment. 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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