Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for employees

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it will reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time employees who need to travel to another state for well being care services, together with abortions.

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

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in keeping with a leaked initial 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 corporate mentioned in an announcement.

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

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday advised employees it'll pay as much as $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, among them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it'll begin in Might to cover bills for its staff and their dependents who need to travel to a different state for abortion services. read extra

One of many main Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, mentioned it would reimburse journey expenses related to receiving girls's reproductive well being providers 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 government, wrote in a staff memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

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

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

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