Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it should reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time workers who must travel to another state for well being care providers, together with abortions.

The attire firm greatest recognized for its denims is the newest U.S. firm to supply the benefit as numerous states clamp down on entry to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court appears set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in line with a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. read extra

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our employees. That means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Different firms have pledged to offer comparable support to their U.S. employees who have to 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. private employer, on Monday informed workers it's going to pay up to $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, amongst them elective abortions. learn more

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it is going to begin in Could to cowl bills for its staff and their dependents who must journey to another state for abortion companies. learn extra

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

"We’re doing this to help the correct to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled law for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief executive, 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 the same dedication. read 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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