Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it would reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time workers who need to journey to another state for health care providers, including abortions.

The attire firm best recognized for its jeans is the most recent U.S. company to supply the profit as varied states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom seems to be set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. read extra

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

Different companies have pledged to supply similar support to their U.S. staff 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. non-public employer, on Monday told workers it is going to pay up to $4,000 in travel expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, amongst them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it is going to start in May to cover bills for its staff and their dependents who have to journey to a different state for abortion services. learn extra

One of the leading Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, stated it would reimburse journey expenses related to receiving women's reproductive well being companies that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the right 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) turned in March the first major U.S. bank to make the same dedication. learn extra

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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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