Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it is going to reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time staff who need to travel to another state for well being care companies, including abortions.

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

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade resolution that legalized abortion nationwide, in keeping with a leaked initial draft majority opinion revealed 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. That means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate said in a statement.

Different corporations have pledged to supply similar assist to their U.S. staff who need to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion services.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday advised workers it's going to pay as much as $4,000 in travel expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it's going to begin in Might to cover bills for its staff and their dependents who have to travel to another state for abortion services. learn more

One of the leading Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, stated it could reimburse travel expenses related to receiving girls's reproductive health companies that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the first major U.S. financial institution to make an analogous commitment. read more

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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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