Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it's going to reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time workers who must journey to another state for health care services, including abortions.

The apparel company best recognized for its jeans is the newest U.S. company to supply the benefit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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

Other companies have pledged to supply related support to their U.S. employees 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 instructed staff it is going to pay up to $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, amongst them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it is going to begin in Might to cowl bills for its employees and their dependents who need to travel to another state for abortion services. read more

One of many leading Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, stated it will reimburse travel bills associated to receiving girls's reproductive health providers that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to help the best to choose that has been a bedrock of settled law 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) turned in March the first major U.S. bank to make an analogous dedication. learn more

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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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