Hobby Lobby billionaire keeps stores open after 'God spoke to him' - but won't pay sick leave

[Galraedia]

The US arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby has said it will remain open during the coronavirus epidemic – but has also refused sick pay for workers who fall ill, including from Covid-19.

The chain is keeping some stores open in states that have not ordered non-essential retailers to shut down. In a letter to all employees on 19 March, founder and CEO David Green warned that times would be tough: “To help ensure our company remains strong and prepared to prosper once again when this passes, we may all have to ‘tighten our belts’ over the near future.”

Mr Green, a devout conservative Christian whose net worth is in the region of $6bn, also wrote that “I cannot adequately express how much I appreciate each one of you.”

However, in a March 23 memo to store managers seen by Business Insider, store operations vice president Randy Betts wrote that the business would “make every effort to continue working the employees”, and that sick workers will be expected to use their personal paid leave or take an unpaid leave of absence.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hobby-lobby-stay-open-coronavirus-staff-sick-leave-a9423491.html

[SWBTATTReg]

1. I think if I were one of these workers, it's time to think about switching jobs, but by the time...

they do, they'll be sick or dead. Idiot isn't even paying extra pay for time off if sick, or anything decent to his workers. No wonder billionaires have such a bad reputation.

[Freedomofspeech]

2. They are such awful people.

We refuse to shop there...ever.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. When I learned that Hobby Lobby is run by religious jerks I stopped going there.

It is appalling that the owner isn't digging into his own fortune to provide sick pay.

Why is it that the ones who most piously claim to be Christians are usually the very worst human beings around?

[tulipsandroses]

4. Funny, my delusional psychotic patient told me the same thing today

God spoke to her and told her Coronavirus will end next Tuesday.
This is what the fuck we are talking about. Either you are a lying asshole or in need of medication.