Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it's going to reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time workers who have to journey to a different state for health care companies, including abortions.

The apparel firm finest recognized for its denims is the most recent U.S. company to supply the profit as numerous states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade resolution that legalized abortion nationwide, in line with a leaked initial draft majority opinion printed by Politico on Monday. learn more

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders need to make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our staff. That means defending reproductive rights," the company said in an announcement.

Different corporations have pledged to offer comparable assist to their U.S. workers who have to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday advised employees it can pay up to $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it'll begin in May to cover expenses for its employees and their dependents who must travel to another state for abortion providers. read more

One of the main Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, said it will reimburse travel expenses associated to receiving girls's reproductive health companies that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the primary major U.S. financial institution to make an analogous commitment. learn more

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

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