Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it will reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time staff who have to journey to another state for well being care providers, together with abortions.

The apparel firm greatest known for its denims is the most recent U.S. company to offer the benefit as varied states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade resolution that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. read more

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our workers. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the corporate said in a press release.

Other firms have pledged to supply similar support to their U.S. staff who have to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted access to abortion services.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday instructed employees it is going to pay up to $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, amongst them elective abortions. learn more

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it can begin in Might to cowl bills for its workers and their dependents who need to journey to a different state for abortion companies. learn extra

One of the leading Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, mentioned it might reimburse journey 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 support the proper to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief executive, wrote in a staff 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 identical dedication. 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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