Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

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

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

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. read more

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our workers. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a statement.

Other companies have pledged to offer related help to their U.S. employees who need to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion providers.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday informed employees it can pay up to $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, among them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it is going to begin in Could to cowl bills for its workers and their dependents who must travel to another state for abortion services. read extra

One of many main Hollywood expertise businesses, UTA, said it will reimburse journey expenses related to receiving ladies's reproductive health companies that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the primary major U.S. bank to make the same commitment. learn more

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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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