Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

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

The apparel company best recognized for its jeans is the latest U.S. company to offer the benefit as numerous states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, based on a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion revealed by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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"Given what is at stake, business leaders have to make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our staff. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the corporate stated in a press release.

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

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, on Monday advised workers it can pay up to $4,000 in travel expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, among them elective abortions. learn more

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it can begin in May to cover expenses for its staff and their dependents who must journey to a different state for abortion providers. read more

One of many main Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, said it might reimburse travel expenses related to receiving girls's reproductive health companies that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the primary main U.S. bank to make the same commitment. learn more

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

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