Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it is going to reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time employees who need to journey to another state for well being care companies, together with abortions.

The apparel firm finest recognized for its denims is the latest U.S. firm to offer the profit 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 resolution 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's at stake, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our staff. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the corporate stated in a statement.

Different corporations have pledged to offer similar help to their U.S. staff who need to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion services.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday instructed staff it's going to pay up to $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, amongst them elective abortions. learn extra

Crowd-sourced assessment platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it should begin in Could to cover bills for its workers and their dependents who need to travel to another state for abortion companies. read more

One of the leading Hollywood expertise agencies, UTA, mentioned it might reimburse travel bills related to receiving ladies's reproductive health companies that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to help the best to choose that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief executive, wrote in a staff memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the primary main U.S. bank to make an analogous dedication. 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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