Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it is going to reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time staff who must journey to a different state for well being care companies, including abortions.

The attire company greatest identified for its jeans is the newest U.S. firm to supply the benefit as numerous states clamp down on access to abortions.

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

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"Given what is at stake, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our staff. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the company stated in an announcement.

Other corporations have pledged to offer related assist to their U.S. staff who need to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted access to abortion providers.

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

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it'll start in Could to cowl expenses for its employees and their dependents who must journey to another state for abortion companies. learn more

One of many main Hollywood talent companies, UTA, stated it could reimburse travel bills associated to receiving girls's reproductive well being companies that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to help the right to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled regulation for nearly half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief government, wrote in a staff 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 the same commitment. learn more

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Reporting by Doyinsola Oladipo; Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles; Enhancing by Anna Driver, Alexandra Hudson, Kirsten Donovan

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