Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it can reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time employees who have to travel to another state for well being care companies, together with abortions.

The attire company greatest identified for its jeans is the newest U.S. company to supply the benefit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. read more

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"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our employees. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the company stated in a press release.

Different corporations have pledged to offer comparable help to their U.S. workers who need to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion providers.

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

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it can begin in May to cowl expenses for its staff and their dependents who must journey to a different state for abortion providers. read more

One of many main Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, mentioned it will reimburse travel expenses related to receiving women's reproductive health companies that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to help the proper to choose that has been a bedrock of settled legislation 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) grew to become in March the first major U.S. bank to make an identical dedication. read more

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

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