Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it will reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time employees who need to travel to a different state for well being care providers, including abortions.

The attire company best recognized for its denims is the latest U.S. company to supply the benefit as various 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 printed by Politico on Monday. learn more

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

Different firms have pledged to offer similar support to their U.S. employees who must travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, on Monday advised employees it's going to pay up to $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, amongst them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it can start in Might to cowl expenses for its workers and their dependents who have to journey to another state for abortion companies. learn more

One of many main Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, said it will reimburse travel bills related to receiving girls's reproductive health services that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the primary main U.S. bank to make an identical commitment. read extra

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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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