Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it will reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time workers who must travel to another state for well being care services, including abortions.

The attire firm best known for its jeans is the most recent U.S. firm to offer the profit as numerous states clamp down on access to abortions.

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

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"Given what's at stake, enterprise leaders need to make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our workers. Which means protecting reproductive rights," the corporate said in an announcement.

Different corporations have pledged to offer related assist to their U.S. employees who need to journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted access to abortion providers.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. personal employer, on Monday advised staff it is going to pay up to $4,000 in journey expenses yearly for non-life threatening medical therapies, amongst them elective abortions. learn more

Crowd-sourced assessment platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it'll begin in Could to cowl expenses for its staff and their dependents who need to journey to a different state for abortion providers. learn more

One of the main Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, mentioned it would reimburse journey expenses associated to receiving ladies's reproductive well being companies that aren't accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the correct to decide on that has been a bedrock of settled regulation for almost half a century," Jeremy Zimmer, UTA's chief executive, wrote in a staff memo Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the primary main U.S. bank to make an analogous dedication. learn extra

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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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