Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it would reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time staff who have to travel to a different state for well being care companies, together with abortions.

The apparel firm greatest known for its jeans is the most recent U.S. company 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 resolution that legalized abortion nationwide, in line with a leaked initial draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. learn more

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders have to make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our workers. Which means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate stated in a press release.

Different companies have pledged to supply comparable assist to their U.S. employees who have to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion services.

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

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it's going to begin in Might to cover expenses for its employees and their dependents who must journey to a different state for abortion companies. learn more

One of the leading Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, said it could reimburse travel bills related to receiving ladies's reproductive well being services that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the correct to choose that has been a bedrock of settled legislation 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) turned in March the primary main U.S. bank to make the same dedication. learn more

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

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