Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it is going to reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time workers who must travel to a different state for health care services, including abortions.

The apparel company greatest recognized for its jeans is the newest U.S. company to supply the profit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court seems set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in response to a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. read more

Register

"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our workers. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the company stated in a statement.

Other companies have pledged to supply related assist to their U.S. staff who need to journey 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 instructed workers it is going to pay as much as $4,000 in travel expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, among them elective abortions. learn more

Crowd-sourced assessment platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it is going to start in Could to cover bills for its workers and their dependents who must journey to a different state for abortion services. read extra

One of the main Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, said it might reimburse travel expenses associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health providers that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the appropriate to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled legislation 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) became in March the first major U.S. financial institution to make the same commitment. read more

Register

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

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Rules.