Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it will reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time employees who must travel to a different state for health care services, including abortions.

The apparel firm best recognized for its denims is the most recent U.S. firm to supply the benefit as varied states clamp down on access to abortions.

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

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

Different corporations have pledged to offer comparable support to their U.S. staff who need to journey 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 told staff it's going to pay up to $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, amongst them elective abortions. learn more

Crowd-sourced assessment platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it can begin in Could to cowl bills for its employees and their dependents who have to journey to a different state for abortion services. read more

One of the main Hollywood talent companies, UTA, said it will reimburse travel bills associated to receiving women's reproductive health services that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the appropriate to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled regulation 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 first main U.S. financial institution to make an identical dedication. read extra

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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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