Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it can reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time workers who have to journey to a different state for well being care services, including abortions.

The apparel firm best recognized for its jeans is the newest U.S. firm to offer the benefit as numerous states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, in accordance with a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn more

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders have to make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our workers. Which means defending reproductive rights," the company said in a press release.

Different firms have pledged to supply related assist to their U.S. workers who have to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion providers.

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

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it's going to begin in Might to cowl expenses for its workers and their dependents who must journey to another state for abortion companies. read more

One of the leading Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, said it will reimburse journey expenses related to receiving women's reproductive health services that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the best to choose 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) became in March the first major U.S. financial institution to make an identical dedication. read more

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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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