Levi Strauss to reimburse abortion journey for employees

Could 4 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co mentioned on Wednesday it will reimburse journey expenses for its full- and part-time workers who need to journey to another state for health care companies, including abortions.

The attire company best known for its denims is the newest U.S. firm to offer the benefit as varied states clamp down on entry to abortions.

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

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"Given what is at stake, enterprise leaders need to make their voices heard and act to guard the health and well-being of our workers. Meaning defending reproductive rights," the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Other corporations have pledged to offer comparable assist to their U.S. staff who must travel out of states like Texas and Oklahoma that have restricted access to abortion companies.

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

Crowd-sourced evaluate platform Yelp, Inc (YELP.N) said it will begin in Might to cover expenses for its workers and their dependents who must travel to a different state for abortion providers. read more

One of the leading Hollywood talent agencies, UTA, said it would reimburse travel expenses related to receiving women's reproductive health providers that are not accessible in an employee's state of residence.

"We’re doing this to assist the right to decide on 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. bank to make an analogous commitment. 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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