Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it should reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time workers who must travel to a different state for health care companies, together with abortions.

The apparel company best known for its jeans is the most recent U.S. company to supply the benefit as numerous states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in response to a leaked initial draft majority opinion revealed 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 workers. That means defending reproductive rights," the company said in a press release.

Different corporations have pledged to supply similar assist to their U.S. staff who need to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, on Monday informed employees it can pay as much as $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, amongst them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it is going to begin in Might to cowl bills for its staff and their dependents who have to journey to another state for abortion services. read extra

One of many main Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, mentioned it would reimburse travel bills related to receiving women's reproductive health services that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the appropriate 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 employees memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the primary major U.S. bank to make an analogous commitment. read extra

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Reporting by Doyinsola Oladipo; Daybreak Chmielewski in Los Angeles; Modifying by Anna Driver, Alexandra Hudson, Kirsten Donovan

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