Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

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

The attire company greatest recognized for its jeans is the most recent U.S. firm to supply the profit as varied states clamp down on entry 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 published by Politico on Monday. read extra

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"Given what is at stake, business leaders have to make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our workers. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the corporate said in an announcement.

Other companies have pledged to offer related support 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 workers it should pay up to $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, among them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced assessment platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it would begin in May to cowl bills for its employees and their dependents who need to travel to a different state for abortion companies. read extra

One of the main Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, stated it would reimburse journey expenses related to receiving women's reproductive well being companies that aren't 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 regulation for nearly half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief govt, wrote in a employees memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the first major U.S. bank to make an analogous commitment. read 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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