Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it'll reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time staff who have to travel to another state for health care companies, including abortions.

The attire firm best identified for its denims is the most recent U.S. company to offer the profit as various states clamp down on access to abortions.

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

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our employees. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the company mentioned in an announcement.

Other corporations have pledged to offer similar help to their U.S. employees who need to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion companies.

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

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it is going to start in Might to cowl bills for its workers and their dependents who have to travel to another state for abortion services. learn more

One of many leading Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, stated it would reimburse journey bills associated to receiving women's reproductive well being companies that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the fitting to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled regulation 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. financial institution to make a similar dedication. learn 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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