Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it can reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time employees who have to journey to a different state for well being care providers, including abortions.

The apparel firm best known for its jeans is the most recent U.S. firm to supply the profit as varied states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade choice that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a leaked initial draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. read more

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

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

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, on Monday told employees it's going to pay as much as $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, amongst them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it would start in Could to cowl expenses for its employees and their dependents who need to travel to another state for abortion providers. read extra

One of the main Hollywood talent companies, UTA, stated it might reimburse travel bills associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health companies that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to help the precise to choose that has been a bedrock of settled law for nearly half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief govt, wrote in a workers memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the primary main U.S. bank to make an identical dedication. read 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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