Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it'll reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time employees who need to journey to another state for health care providers, together with abortions.

The attire company best recognized for its denims is the latest U.S. firm to offer the profit as varied states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade choice that legalized abortion nationwide, based on a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. read more

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our staff. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Other corporations have pledged to offer comparable support to their U.S. staff who must journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion services.

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

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it can start in Might to cowl bills for its employees and their dependents who have to journey to a different state for abortion providers. learn extra

One of the main Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, mentioned it could reimburse travel expenses associated to receiving girls's reproductive health services that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the correct to choose that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief executive, 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 an identical commitment. learn extra

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

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