Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it should reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time staff who must journey to a different state for well being care providers, together with abortions.

The attire firm greatest recognized for its denims is the newest U.S. company to offer the benefit as numerous states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom seems to be set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion printed by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our staff. That means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Different companies have pledged to offer similar support to their U.S. staff who have to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion services.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday advised workers it'll pay up to $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, among them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it'll start in May to cover expenses for its employees and their dependents who must travel to a different state for abortion services. learn more

One of many main Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, stated it might reimburse travel bills associated to receiving women's reproductive well being providers that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the primary main U.S. bank to make an analogous dedication. read extra

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

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