Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it is going to reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time workers who must travel to a different state for well being care services, together with abortions.

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

And now, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom appears to be like set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, in response to a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn more

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"Given what's at stake, business leaders need to make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our employees. Which means defending reproductive rights," the corporate said in an announcement.

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

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

Crowd-sourced assessment platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it should start in Could to cover bills for its workers and their dependents who need to journey to a different state for abortion companies. read extra

One of the leading Hollywood expertise agencies, UTA, mentioned it might reimburse travel bills associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health services that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) became in March the first major U.S. bank to make the same commitment. read more

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

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