Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it is going to reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time employees who must journey to another state for health care services, including abortions.

The attire company greatest recognized for its jeans is the latest U.S. company to supply the profit as varied states clamp down on access to abortions.

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

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

Other corporations have pledged to supply related help to their U.S. employees who must travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion services.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday advised workers it would pay as much as $4,000 in travel expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it is going to start in May to cover expenses for its staff and their dependents who must journey to another state for abortion companies. learn extra

One of the leading Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, stated it will reimburse journey bills related to receiving women's reproductive well being providers that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the primary main U.S. bank to make an identical dedication. learn 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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