Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it should reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time employees who must journey to another state for well being care providers, together with abortions.

The attire company finest known for its denims is the newest U.S. firm to offer the profit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our employees. That means protecting reproductive rights," the company stated in a statement.

Other firms have pledged to offer similar help to their U.S. staff who have to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion companies.

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

Crowd-sourced assessment platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it should start in May to cowl expenses for its employees and their dependents who need to journey to another state for abortion services. learn extra

One of many main Hollywood talent companies, UTA, mentioned it will reimburse travel bills 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 support the appropriate to choose that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for almost 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. read extra

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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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