Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

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

The apparel company best known for its denims is the latest U.S. firm to offer the profit as numerous states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court seems set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade choice that legalized abortion nationwide, in keeping with a leaked initial draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. learn more

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our staff. Which means defending reproductive rights," the corporate said in an announcement.

Other corporations have pledged to offer similar help to their U.S. workers who must travel 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 informed employees it would pay as much as $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, among them elective abortions. learn more

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it is going to start in May to cover bills for its employees and their dependents who must travel to another state for abortion services. learn more

One of many main Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, mentioned it could reimburse journey expenses associated to receiving women's reproductive health services that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the proper to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for nearly 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 main U.S. financial institution to make an identical commitment. read extra

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

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