Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it's going to reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time staff who need to journey to another state for health care companies, together with abortions.

The attire company best known for its denims is the most recent U.S. firm to offer the benefit as varied states clamp down on access to abortions.

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

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders must make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our staff. That means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate stated in an announcement.

Different companies have pledged to offer similar support to their U.S. workers who must journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted entry to abortion companies.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday instructed workers it should pay as much as $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, among them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it's going to start in Might to cover expenses for its workers and their dependents who have to travel to another state for abortion companies. learn extra

One of the leading Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, mentioned it could reimburse travel bills associated to receiving girls's reproductive health services that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) grew to become in March the first main U.S. financial institution to make the same dedication. read more

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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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