Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it is going to reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time staff who need to journey to a different state for well being care companies, including abortions.

The attire company greatest identified for its denims is the newest U.S. firm to offer the profit as varied states clamp down on access to abortions.

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

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our workers. Which means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate said in a statement.

Different corporations have pledged to supply related help to their U.S. workers who need to travel 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 informed employees it is going to pay up to $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, amongst them elective abortions. learn extra

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it should begin in Might to cowl expenses for its workers and their dependents who have to journey to a different state for abortion companies. learn more

One of the main Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, stated it will reimburse journey bills associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health providers that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the suitable to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for nearly 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 first main U.S. financial institution to make the same commitment. learn extra

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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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