Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it can reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time employees who need to journey to another state for health care services, including abortions.

The attire company greatest recognized for its jeans is the most recent U.S. firm to offer the profit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders have to make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our staff. That means protecting reproductive rights," the company stated in a statement.

Other firms have pledged to supply related help to their U.S. staff who must journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion companies.

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

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it is going to start in Might to cowl bills for its employees and their dependents who must travel to a different state for abortion providers. learn more

One of many leading Hollywood talent companies, UTA, stated it could reimburse journey bills associated to receiving ladies's reproductive well being services that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the suitable to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled legislation 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) turned in March the first major U.S. bank to make an identical commitment. learn extra

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

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