Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it can reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time workers who have to travel to another state for health care providers, including abortions.

The apparel firm finest known for its jeans is the newest U.S. company to supply the profit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court appears set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in line 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 must make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our staff. That means defending reproductive rights," the corporate stated in a statement.

Other corporations have pledged to supply similar support to their U.S. employees who must journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion services.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday instructed employees it would pay up to $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, among them elective abortions. learn extra

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it can start in Might to cowl bills for its employees and their dependents who need to journey to another state for abortion companies. read extra

One of many main Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, said it might reimburse travel bills associated to receiving women's reproductive health companies 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 regulation 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 primary major U.S. financial institution to make the same commitment. learn 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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