Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

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

The attire firm finest recognized for its jeans is the latest U.S. firm to offer the profit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders have to make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our staff. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Other corporations have pledged to offer similar help to their U.S. workers who need 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 employees it's going to pay as much as $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, amongst them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it should begin in May to cowl bills for its workers and their dependents who have to journey to a different state for abortion companies. read more

One of many leading Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, said it will reimburse travel expenses associated to receiving girls's reproductive well being services that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the primary major U.S. bank to make an analogous dedication. learn 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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