Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion travel for workers

Might 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it would reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time staff who have to journey to another state for health care providers, together with abortions.

The apparel firm best recognized for its jeans is the latest U.S. company to supply the profit as various states clamp down on access to abortions.

And now, the U.S. Supreme Court docket seems to be set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade resolution that legalized abortion nationwide, in accordance with a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn more

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders must make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our workers. Which means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a statement.

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

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday advised workers it'll pay up to $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, amongst them elective abortions. read extra

Crowd-sourced evaluation platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it will start in May to cover bills for its workers and their dependents who need to journey to a different state for abortion services. read extra

One of many leading Hollywood expertise agencies, UTA, stated it will reimburse travel bills related to receiving girls's reproductive health companies that aren't accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the proper to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled law for almost 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 major U.S. bank to make a similar commitment. learn 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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