Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it's going to reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time employees who must travel to another state for health care providers, together with abortions.

The attire firm best recognized for its denims is the newest U.S. firm to supply the profit as various states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom seems set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade resolution that legalized abortion nationwide, in accordance with a leaked initial draft majority opinion published 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 guard the health and well-being of our employees. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a statement.

Other firms have pledged to supply similar assist to their U.S. workers who need to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion services.

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

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

One of the leading Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, mentioned it will reimburse travel bills associated to receiving women's reproductive health services that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the proper to choose that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for nearly half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief executive, wrote in a employees memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the first main U.S. financial institution to make the same 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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