Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it can reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time staff who need to travel to another state for well being care services, together with abortions.

The apparel firm greatest recognized for its denims is the most recent U.S. firm to supply the profit 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, in keeping with a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. read extra

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"Given what is at stake, business leaders must make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our staff. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the corporate stated in a statement.

Different companies 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 access to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday informed employees it would pay as much as $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, amongst them elective abortions. learn more

Crowd-sourced assessment platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it will begin in Could to cowl bills for its workers and their dependents who have to travel to a different state for abortion services. learn more

One of the main Hollywood talent companies, UTA, stated it will reimburse journey expenses related to receiving ladies's reproductive well being 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 legislation for nearly 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 primary major U.S. bank to make a similar commitment. learn extra

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

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