Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it would reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time workers who need to journey to a different state for well being care providers, together with abortions.

The apparel company finest identified for its denims is the most recent U.S. firm to offer the benefit as numerous states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade choice that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. read extra

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our employees. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the corporate said in an announcement.

Different companies have pledged to offer similar help to their U.S. staff who must travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, on Monday informed staff it is going to pay as much as $4,000 in travel expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, amongst them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it will start in Could to cowl bills for its workers and their dependents who have to journey to another state for abortion services. read extra

One of the main Hollywood expertise agencies, UTA, stated it will reimburse travel bills associated to receiving girls's reproductive health companies that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to help the correct to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled regulation 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 primary main U.S. bank to make the same commitment. read more

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

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