Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it should reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time employees who must journey to a different state for health care services, together with abortions.

The apparel company finest known for its denims is the most recent U.S. firm to offer the benefit as various 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 determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in keeping with a leaked preliminary 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 well being and well-being of our staff. Which means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in an announcement.

Other corporations have pledged to supply comparable assist to their U.S. employees who have to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted access to abortion providers.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday informed workers it should pay up to $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it'll begin in Could to cowl expenses for its workers and their dependents who need to journey to another state for abortion companies. learn extra

One of the main Hollywood expertise agencies, UTA, stated it will reimburse travel expenses related to receiving ladies's reproductive health providers that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the primary main U.S. financial institution to make a similar commitment. read more

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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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