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 employees who need to travel to another state for health care companies, including abortions.

The apparel firm best identified for its jeans is the newest U.S. company to supply the benefit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom appears set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in keeping with a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn more

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders must make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our staff. Which means defending reproductive rights," the company mentioned in an announcement.

Different firms have pledged to offer related support to their U.S. employees who have to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion providers.

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

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it should start in Might to cover expenses for its employees and their dependents who need to journey to a different state for abortion services. read more

One of many main Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, stated it would reimburse journey expenses related to receiving women's reproductive well being providers that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the right to choose that has been a bedrock of settled law for almost 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. bank to make a similar 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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