Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it is going to reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time employees who must travel to a different state for well being care companies, together with abortions.

The attire firm greatest recognized for its jeans is the newest U.S. company to offer the profit as numerous states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade resolution 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, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our workers. Which means defending reproductive rights," the corporate stated in a statement.

Different corporations have pledged to supply comparable help to their U.S. staff who must journey 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 employees it can pay up to $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, amongst them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it should begin in Might to cowl bills for its employees and their dependents who need to travel to another state for abortion services. learn extra

One of many leading Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, said it could reimburse journey expenses associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health services that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the primary major U.S. financial institution to make the same commitment. read 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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