Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it's going to reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time staff who must journey to a different state for well being care providers, including abortions.

The apparel company finest identified for its denims is the latest U.S. firm to offer the profit as numerous states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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

Different corporations have pledged to offer comparable help to their U.S. employees who must travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion services.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday told staff it should pay as much as $4,000 in travel expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, among them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it can start in May to cover expenses for its staff 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 would reimburse travel expenses associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health companies that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the correct to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief government, wrote in a staff memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the primary major U.S. bank to make the same commitment. read more

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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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