Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it should reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time employees who have to journey to another state for well being care services, together with abortions.

The attire firm greatest known for its jeans is the most recent U.S. firm to offer the profit as numerous 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 decision that legalized abortion nationwide, in response to a leaked initial draft majority opinion printed by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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

Other companies have pledged to supply similar support to their U.S. staff who have to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted access to abortion providers.

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

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it is going to begin in Could to cover expenses for its staff and their dependents who must travel to another state for abortion providers. read extra

One of the leading Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, stated it would reimburse travel expenses associated to receiving ladies's reproductive well being services that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to help the precise to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled law for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief govt, wrote in a workers memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the primary major U.S. financial institution to make an identical dedication. read 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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