Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it should reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time staff who have to journey to a different state for well being care services, together with abortions.

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

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

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders must make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our staff. That means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in an announcement.

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

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

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it would start in Might to cover expenses for its workers and their dependents who need to travel to another state for abortion providers. learn more

One of many main Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, stated it would reimburse travel bills related to receiving women's reproductive health companies that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the appropriate to choose that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for almost 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 primary main U.S. financial institution to make the same commitment. learn 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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