Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it should reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time employees who have to travel to a different state for health care providers, including abortions.

The apparel firm greatest recognized for its jeans is the newest U.S. company to supply the benefit as numerous states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade resolution that legalized abortion nationwide, in line with a leaked initial draft majority opinion printed by Politico on Monday. read extra

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"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders need to make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our staff. Which means defending reproductive rights," the company said in a press release.

Different corporations have pledged to offer related assist to their U.S. employees who must journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted access to abortion providers.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, on Monday told workers it is going to pay as much as $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it'll start in May to cover expenses for its employees and their dependents who must journey to another state for abortion companies. read extra

One of many leading Hollywood talent companies, UTA, mentioned it could reimburse travel bills related to receiving ladies's reproductive health providers that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the correct to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled law for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief executive, 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. bank to make an analogous dedication. learn 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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