Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co stated on Wednesday it can reimburse travel expenses for its full- and part-time workers who must travel to a different state for health care companies, including abortions.

The apparel company greatest identified for its jeans is the newest U.S. firm to supply the benefit as numerous states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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"Given what is at stake, business leaders have to make their voices heard and act to protect the well being and well-being of our employees. That means defending reproductive rights," the corporate stated in a press release.

Different corporations have pledged to supply related assist to their U.S. workers who need to travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted entry to abortion services.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), the second-largest U.S. private employer, on Monday advised staff it'll pay as much as $4,000 in journey bills yearly for non-life threatening medical treatments, amongst them elective abortions. learn extra

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it will start in Could to cowl bills for its employees and their dependents who need to travel to a different state for abortion companies. read more

One of the leading Hollywood expertise agencies, UTA, stated it might reimburse journey expenses related to receiving women's reproductive well being services that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to support the proper 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) became in March the first major U.S. bank to make an identical dedication. read 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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