Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

May 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Wednesday it will reimburse journey bills for its full- and part-time workers who must travel to a different state for health care services, including abortions.

The attire firm greatest recognized 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 docket looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide, in keeping with a leaked preliminary draft majority opinion published by Politico on Monday. learn extra

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"Given what is at stake, business leaders have to make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our employees. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a statement.

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

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

Crowd-sourced review platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) mentioned it would begin in May to cowl expenses for its workers and their dependents who have to travel to a different state for abortion services. learn extra

One of the main Hollywood expertise companies, UTA, said it could reimburse journey bills associated to receiving ladies's reproductive health providers that are not accessible in an worker's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to help the appropriate to choose that has been a bedrock of settled legislation 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 first main U.S. financial institution to make an analogous dedication. learn extra

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

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