Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it should reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time workers who must journey to another state for health care services, including abortions.

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

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket appears set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade choice that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders need to make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our staff. Which means defending reproductive rights," the company stated in an announcement.

Different corporations have pledged to supply comparable help to their U.S. workers who need to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion companies.

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

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

One of many leading Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, stated it could reimburse journey expenses related to receiving ladies's reproductive health providers that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the fitting to choose that has been a bedrock of settled law 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) grew to become in March the first major U.S. financial institution to make an analogous dedication. learn more

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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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