Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it would reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time staff who have to travel to another state for well being care services, including abortions.

The apparel company finest identified for its denims is the newest U.S. firm to offer the benefit as various states clamp down on access to abortions.

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

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"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders have to make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our workers. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the company said in a statement.

Other corporations have pledged to supply related help to their U.S. workers who must travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion providers.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, on Monday advised staff it is going to pay as much as $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, amongst them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it's going to begin in Could to cover bills for its workers and their dependents who must travel to a different state for abortion services. learn more

One of the leading Hollywood expertise agencies, UTA, said it will reimburse travel bills related to receiving women's reproductive well being companies that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the fitting to choose that has been a bedrock of settled legislation for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief government, wrote in a staff memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the first main U.S. bank to make the same dedication. learn 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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