Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it'll reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time workers who must travel to another state for health care providers, including abortions.

The attire company best recognized for its jeans is the newest U.S. firm to supply the profit 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 determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in accordance with a leaked initial draft majority opinion printed by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our employees. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the corporate stated in a press release.

Other companies have pledged to supply related support to their U.S. employees who must journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted access to abortion services.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, on Monday told workers it will pay up to $4,000 in travel expenses 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 Might to cowl bills for its workers and their dependents who need to journey to another state for abortion companies. read more

One of the main Hollywood expertise agencies, UTA, mentioned it would reimburse travel bills related to receiving ladies's reproductive health providers that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the first major U.S. financial institution to make a similar dedication. learn extra

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

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