Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it's going to reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time workers who need to journey to a different state for well being care providers, together with abortions.

The attire firm finest known for its jeans is the latest U.S. firm to offer the benefit as various states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket appears set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, in line with a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn more

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our employees. That means defending reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in an announcement.

Other firms have pledged to supply similar assist to their U.S. workers 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 informed staff it is going to pay up to $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, among them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced assessment platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it'll start in Might to cowl expenses for its employees and their dependents who have to journey to another state for abortion companies. learn extra

One of the main Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, mentioned it would reimburse travel 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 precise to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief government, wrote in a workers memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the first main U.S. financial institution to make the same dedication. read extra

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

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