Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

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

The apparel company greatest known for its jeans is the newest U.S. firm to supply the benefit as numerous states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, in accordance with a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. learn more

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders have to make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our workers. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the corporate said in a press release.

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

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

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it can start in Could to cover bills for its employees and their dependents who have to journey to another state for abortion services. read more

One of many leading Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, mentioned it could reimburse journey bills associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health services that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the primary major U.S. financial institution to make a similar commitment. learn more

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

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