Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it would reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time staff who have to travel to another state for health care providers, including abortions.

The attire company greatest 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 decision that legalized abortion nationwide, in response to a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn more

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders have to make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our workers. That means protecting reproductive rights," the company stated in a press release.

Different corporations have pledged to offer similar assist to their U.S. employees who need to 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. personal employer, on Monday advised workers it's going to pay up to $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, among them elective abortions. learn extra

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it'll start in May to cover bills for its workers and their dependents who need to travel to a different state for abortion services. read extra

One of many leading Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, stated it will reimburse travel bills associated to receiving girls's reproductive health providers that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to help the correct to choose that has been a bedrock of settled law for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief govt, wrote in a employees memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the primary main U.S. financial institution to make an identical 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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