Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

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

The attire company greatest identified for its denims is the newest U.S. company to offer the profit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court seems to be set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in keeping with a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion revealed 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 protect the health and well-being of our workers. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the company said in a statement.

Other corporations have pledged to supply similar help to their U.S. employees who have to travel 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 employees it's going to pay up to $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced assessment platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it will begin in Might to cover bills for its employees and their dependents who have to journey to another state for abortion companies. learn extra

One of the leading Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, stated it might reimburse journey bills related to receiving girls's reproductive well being services that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the appropriate 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 employees memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the first main U.S. bank to make the same commitment. read extra

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

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