Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it would reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time employees who have to journey to a different state for well being care providers, including abortions.

The apparel firm greatest known for its jeans is the most recent U.S. company to supply the profit as numerous states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom appears set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade resolution that legalized abortion nationwide, in response to a leaked initial draft majority opinion printed by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders need to make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our employees. That means defending reproductive rights," the company said in an announcement.

Different corporations have pledged to offer similar assist to their U.S. employees who have to journey 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 informed workers it'll pay up to $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it should start in Could to cowl bills for its workers and their dependents who have to journey to another state for abortion providers. learn more

One of many leading Hollywood talent companies, UTA, said it would reimburse journey expenses associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health services that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the first major U.S. financial institution to make an analogous dedication. learn extra

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

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