Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

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

The attire company finest identified for its denims is the most recent U.S. company to offer the benefit as various states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders need to make their voices heard and act to protect the health and well-being of our workers. Meaning protecting reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in an announcement.

Different companies have pledged to supply similar help to their U.S. staff who have to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted access to abortion providers.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. non-public employer, on Monday instructed workers it is going to pay up to $4,000 in travel bills yearly for non-life threatening medical remedies, amongst them elective abortions. read more

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it would start in Could to cover bills for its staff and their dependents who must travel to a different state for abortion providers. read extra

One of the leading Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, stated it might reimburse journey expenses associated to receiving girls's reproductive well being providers that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the suitable to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled law 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 first main U.S. bank to make the same 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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