Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it'll reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time staff who need to journey to another state for well being care services, together with abortions.

The apparel firm greatest known for its denims is the most recent U.S. firm to supply the profit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade resolution that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders have to make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our workers. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Different companies have pledged to supply similar help to their U.S. staff who must journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion providers.

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

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it can start in May to cover expenses for its workers and their dependents who have to journey to another state for abortion services. learn more

One of many leading Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, stated it will reimburse travel expenses related to receiving women's reproductive well being services that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

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

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

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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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