Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it's going to reimburse travel 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 company greatest identified for its jeans is the latest U.S. firm to supply the profit as varied states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket 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 printed by Politico on Monday. read more

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"Given what is at stake, business 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 corporate mentioned in a press release.

Other corporations have pledged to supply similar help to their U.S. workers 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. non-public employer, on Monday instructed employees it can pay as much as $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, amongst them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it would start in May to cowl expenses for its staff and their dependents who have to journey to another state for abortion companies. learn more

One of the main Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, stated it might reimburse journey expenses associated to receiving girls's reproductive health providers that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the primary major U.S. bank to make an analogous commitment. learn more

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

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