Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

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

The attire company greatest known for its jeans is the most recent U.S. company to supply the profit as numerous states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket seems to be set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in line with a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion printed by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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

Other corporations have pledged to offer related support to their U.S. workers who need to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday told employees it is going to pay as much as $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, among them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it would begin in Might to cowl bills for its workers and their dependents who have to travel to a different state for abortion services. learn extra

One of many main Hollywood talent companies, UTA, said it could reimburse journey expenses related to receiving girls's reproductive health companies that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the proper to choose that has been a bedrock of settled legislation 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 major U.S. financial institution to make a similar 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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