Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it can reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time workers who need to travel to a different state for well being care services, together with abortions.

The apparel firm greatest identified for its denims is the newest U.S. firm to supply the profit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade choice that legalized abortion nationwide, in response to a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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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 staff. Which means defending reproductive rights," the company stated in a statement.

Other firms have pledged to supply related support to their U.S. staff who must journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion providers.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, on Monday informed employees it'll pay up to $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, amongst them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it is going to start in Might to cover expenses for its employees and their dependents who have to travel to a different state for abortion services. read extra

One of the main Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, mentioned it might reimburse journey bills associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health companies that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the first major U.S. bank to make a similar 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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