Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it can reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time workers who must journey to another state for well being care companies, including abortions.

The apparel company best recognized for its denims is the most recent U.S. company to offer the benefit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade resolution that legalized abortion nationwide, based on a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion printed by Politico on Monday. read extra

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders need to 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 statement.

Other corporations have pledged to offer comparable support to their U.S. staff who have to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion providers.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, on Monday instructed workers it would pay as much as $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, amongst them elective abortions. learn extra

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it would start in Might to cover expenses for its workers and their dependents who must travel to a different state for abortion companies. learn extra

One of the leading Hollywood talent companies, UTA, mentioned it would reimburse journey expenses associated to receiving girls's reproductive well being companies that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the primary main U.S. bank to make the same dedication. learn extra

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

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