Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it'll reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time employees who have to travel to a different state for well being care companies, together with abortions.

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

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom 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 need to make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our staff. That means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Other corporations have pledged to supply similar assist to their U.S. workers 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. private employer, on Monday informed staff it will pay as much as $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, amongst them elective abortions. learn more

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it can begin in Might to cover expenses for its workers and their dependents who have to journey to a different state for abortion services. learn extra

One of the main Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, stated it will reimburse journey expenses associated to receiving ladies's reproductive well being services that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the first major U.S. financial institution 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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