Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it can reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time staff who need to travel to another state for well being care providers, including abortions.

The apparel firm finest known for its jeans is the latest U.S. firm to offer the profit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court seems to be set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, based on a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn more

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders have to make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our workers. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the corporate said in a press release.

Other companies have pledged to supply comparable assist to their U.S. employees who have to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion services.

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

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

One of many main Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, mentioned it could reimburse travel expenses associated to receiving women's reproductive health companies that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the first major U.S. bank to make the same dedication. learn more

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

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