Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it can reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time workers who must travel to a different state for health care companies, including abortions.

The attire company finest identified for its denims is the most recent U.S. company to offer the profit as numerous states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, in line with a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. read more

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"Given what is at stake, business leaders must make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our employees. That means defending reproductive rights," the corporate stated in a press release.

Other corporations have pledged to supply comparable assist to their U.S. workers who must journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, on Monday instructed employees it can pay up to $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, amongst them elective abortions. learn more

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it will start in Could to cowl expenses for its workers and their dependents who need to journey to a different state for abortion companies. learn extra

One of the leading Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, mentioned it would reimburse journey expenses associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health services that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the first major U.S. bank to make an analogous dedication. read more

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

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