Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it would reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time employees who must journey to a different state for well being care companies, together with abortions.

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

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, in line with a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion printed by Politico on Monday. read more

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"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders need to make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our staff. That means protecting reproductive rights," the company mentioned in an announcement.

Different firms have pledged to supply similar assist to their U.S. employees who must journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion providers.

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 journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, among them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it will start in Could to cover bills for its employees and their dependents who must travel to a different state for abortion companies. learn extra

One of the main Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, mentioned it will reimburse journey bills associated to receiving women's reproductive health companies that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the primary major U.S. financial institution 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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