Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

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

The apparel company best recognized for its jeans is the latest U.S. firm to supply the profit as numerous states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court seems set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade choice 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 guard the well being and well-being of our employees. Which means defending reproductive rights," the company said in a press release.

Different firms have pledged to offer comparable assist to their U.S. workers who have to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted access to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday informed staff it should pay as much as $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, amongst them elective abortions. learn extra

Crowd-sourced assessment platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it would start in Could to cover bills for its workers and their dependents who must travel to a different state for abortion services. learn extra

One of the main Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, mentioned it will reimburse travel expenses associated to receiving women's reproductive health services that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the fitting to choose that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for nearly half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief govt, wrote in a employees memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the first main U.S. financial institution to make an analogous dedication. read extra

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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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