Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

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

The attire company greatest recognized for its jeans is the newest U.S. company to offer the profit as varied states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in line 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 employees. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the company mentioned in an announcement.

Different firms have pledged to offer related assist to their U.S. staff who must journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted access to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday told employees it can pay up to $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, amongst them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it is going to begin in Might to cover expenses for its workers and their dependents who have to travel to another state for abortion providers. learn more

One of the leading Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, mentioned it would reimburse travel expenses related to receiving girls's reproductive health providers that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the suitable to choose that has been a bedrock of settled regulation for nearly half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief government, wrote in a workers memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the first main U.S. bank to make an analogous dedication. read more

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

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