Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it will reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time workers who must journey to a different state for health care companies, together with abortions.

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

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

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"Given what is at stake, business leaders have to make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our staff. Which means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Different companies have pledged to supply comparable support to their U.S. staff who have to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion services.

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

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it can start in May to cover bills for its employees and their dependents who need to travel to another state for abortion providers. learn extra

One of the leading Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, mentioned it will reimburse travel expenses related to receiving girls's reproductive well being companies that aren't 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 government, wrote in a employees memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the first major U.S. financial institution to make a similar dedication. learn extra

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

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