Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it would reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time staff who must journey to another state for health care providers, together with abortions.

The attire firm best identified for its denims is the latest U.S. company to supply the benefit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, based on a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion revealed 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 employees. That means protecting reproductive rights," the company mentioned in a press release.

Other firms have pledged to offer related support to their U.S. employees who need to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion providers.

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

Crowd-sourced assessment platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it should begin in Could to cowl bills for its employees and their dependents who need to travel to another state for abortion services. learn more

One of the main Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, mentioned it might reimburse travel expenses associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health companies that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the best to choose 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 first main U.S. bank to make a similar dedication. learn extra

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

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