Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it's going to reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time workers who have to journey to another state for health care providers, together with abortions.

The attire company greatest known for its jeans is the latest U.S. firm to supply the benefit as varied states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade resolution that legalized abortion nationwide, in accordance with a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion printed by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our employees. That means defending reproductive rights," the corporate said in a statement.

Different companies have pledged to supply similar assist to their U.S. workers who must 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. private employer, on Monday instructed employees it can pay as much as $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, among them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it's going to start in Could to cowl expenses for its staff and their dependents who have to journey to another state for abortion companies. read more

One of many leading Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, said it might reimburse journey bills associated to receiving girls'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 regulation 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) grew to become in March the primary major U.S. bank to make the same dedication. read extra

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

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