Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it would reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time employees who need to travel to another state for well being care providers, including abortions.

The apparel company best known for its denims is the most recent U.S. company to supply the benefit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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"Given what is at stake, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our workers. That means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in an announcement.

Different firms have pledged to supply related assist to their U.S. employees who must travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion providers.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday advised employees it can pay as much as $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. learn extra

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it can begin in Might to cover expenses for its workers and their dependents who need to travel to another state for abortion providers. read extra

One of the main Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, stated it would reimburse travel expenses related to receiving women's reproductive well being providers that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to help the right to choose that has been a bedrock of settled law 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 an identical dedication. 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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