Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for workers

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it is going to reimburse travel bills for its full- and part-time employees who must journey to another state for health care companies, including abortions.

The attire company greatest identified for its jeans is the newest U.S. company to supply the benefit as numerous states clamp down on entry 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, according to a leaked initial draft majority opinion printed 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 health and well-being of our workers. Which means defending reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a statement.

Other companies have pledged to offer similar help to their U.S. employees who must journey out of states like Texas and Oklahoma which have restricted access to abortion services.

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

Crowd-sourced overview platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) stated it will begin in Might to cowl expenses for its workers and their dependents who have to travel to another state for abortion providers. learn more

One of the leading Hollywood talent businesses, UTA, said it could reimburse journey expenses related to receiving ladies's reproductive well being services that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

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

Citigroup Inc (C.N) turned in March the first main U.S. bank to make a similar dedication. learn more

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

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