Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it can reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time workers who need to journey to a different state for health care providers, including abortions.

The attire firm finest known for its denims is the latest U.S. firm to supply the benefit as various states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom seems 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 need to make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our staff. That means protecting reproductive rights," the company said in a press release.

Different firms have pledged to supply related help to their U.S. staff who need to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted access to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday advised staff it'll pay as much as $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, among them elective abortions. learn extra

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it'll start in Could to cover bills for its workers and their dependents who have to travel to another state for abortion providers. read more

One of many main Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, mentioned it could reimburse travel bills associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health services that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the precise to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled law 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) turned in March the first main U.S. bank to make the same commitment. read 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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