Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it should reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time workers who need to journey to a different state for well being care providers, including abortions.

The apparel company greatest recognized for its denims is the latest U.S. firm to supply the benefit as numerous states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade choice that legalized abortion nationwide, based on a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn more

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

Other companies have pledged to supply related support to their U.S. employees who have 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. personal employer, on Monday instructed staff it is going to pay as much as $4,000 in travel expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, amongst them elective abortions. learn more

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it would begin in Might to cowl bills for its employees and their dependents who must journey to another state for abortion providers. read more

One of the main Hollywood talent companies, UTA, stated it will reimburse journey expenses associated to receiving girls's reproductive well being companies that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the proper to choose 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. bank to make an analogous commitment. learn more

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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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