Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it will reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time workers who have to travel to another state for well being care services, including abortions.

The attire company greatest known for its denims is the newest U.S. company to supply the benefit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court seems set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, in keeping with a leaked initial draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. read more

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"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders have to make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our employees. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in an announcement.

Other firms have pledged to supply similar support to their U.S. staff who must travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion services.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday told employees it'll pay up to $4,000 in travel expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, amongst them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it can start in May to cowl bills for its staff and their dependents who have to journey to another state for abortion companies. learn more

One of the main Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, stated it will reimburse travel expenses related to receiving girls's reproductive health providers that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the correct to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled regulation for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief government, wrote in a workers memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

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

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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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