Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it's going to reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time staff who have to journey to another state for well being care companies, together with abortions.

The attire firm finest identified for its jeans is the most recent U.S. company to offer the profit as varied states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom seems to be set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade resolution that legalized abortion nationwide, based on a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders need to make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our workers. That means defending reproductive rights," the company said in a press release.

Different companies have pledged to supply comparable support to their U.S. staff who need to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access 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 as much as $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, amongst them elective abortions. read more

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

One of many leading Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, stated it might reimburse travel bills associated to receiving women's reproductive well being companies that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the fitting to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled law for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief executive, wrote in a workers memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the first major U.S. bank to make an identical dedication. read more

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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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