Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it can reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time staff who have to travel to a different state for well being care providers, together with abortions.

The apparel company finest recognized for its denims is the most recent U.S. firm to supply the benefit as varied states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom appears set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade choice 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's at stake, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to guard the well being and well-being of our staff. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the corporate said in a statement.

Different firms have pledged to supply related help to their U.S. employees 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 instructed employees it would pay as much as $4,000 in travel expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. learn extra

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

One of many main Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, mentioned it will reimburse travel bills associated to receiving girls's reproductive well being companies that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the first main U.S. financial institution to make an analogous commitment. learn extra

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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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