Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it'll reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time employees who have to journey to another state for health care companies, including abortions.

The attire company finest known for its denims is the latest U.S. company to offer the profit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders need to make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our employees. Which means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate stated in a statement.

Different companies have pledged to offer related support to their U.S. workers who need to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion companies.

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

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it is going to start in May to cowl bills for its workers and their dependents who must journey to a different state for abortion companies. read more

One of the main Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, stated it would reimburse travel bills related to receiving girls's reproductive health services that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the primary major U.S. bank to make a similar dedication. learn extra

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

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