Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it should reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time employees who need to journey to another state for health care companies, together with abortions.

The apparel company best recognized for its jeans is the newest U.S. firm to supply the benefit as numerous states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket seems set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in accordance with a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. read extra

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders need to make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our workers. That means defending reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a statement.

Other firms have pledged to supply related assist to their U.S. staff 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 told employees it can pay as much as $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, among them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it's going to begin in Could to cowl bills for its employees and their dependents who need to journey to another state for abortion providers. learn extra

One of many main Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, said it would reimburse journey expenses related to receiving women's reproductive health services that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to help 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 workers memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

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