Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it's going to reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time staff who need to travel to a different state for well being care companies, together with abortions.

The apparel company best identified for its denims is the latest U.S. firm to offer the profit as various states clamp down on entry 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, in accordance with a leaked initial draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders must make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our employees. Which means defending reproductive rights," the company mentioned in a statement.

Different corporations have pledged to supply comparable assist to their U.S. workers who need 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 informed workers it is going to pay up to $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it would start in Might to cover expenses for its staff and their dependents who have to travel to another state for abortion providers. read more

One of the leading Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, said it could reimburse travel bills related to receiving girls's reproductive health companies that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the first major U.S. bank to make an identical commitment. read extra

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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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