Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it should reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time workers who need to travel to another state for well being care providers, together with abortions.

The apparel firm finest identified for its denims is the latest U.S. company to offer the benefit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket appears set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a leaked initial draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our workers. That means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate said in a press release.

Different corporations have pledged to offer comparable assist to their U.S. staff who need to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion services.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday advised workers it is going to pay up to $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, amongst them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced assessment platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it can start in Might to cowl expenses for its employees and their dependents who must travel to a different state for abortion providers. learn more

One of many main Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, mentioned it would 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 help the proper to choose that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for nearly half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief executive, wrote in a workers memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the first major U.S. financial institution to make an identical dedication. 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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