Walmart deploys new emergency leave policy after Kentucky associate tests positive for coronavirus

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Source: CNBC



Walmart said Tuesday it is deploying an emergency employee leave program as the retailer confirms one of its store associates in Cynthiana, Kentucky, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The infected employee is a woman and Walmart said she is improving with medical care.

The new policy comes as the coronavirus spreads throughout many U.S. states where the retailer operates. Walmart is the nation’s largest private employer with 1.5 million workers in the U.S. According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, there are at least 761 cases of COVID-19 that have been diagnosed, and at least 27 people have died in the U.S. from the virus.

A memo sent to employees from Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner, Sam’s Club CEO Kath McLay and Chief People Officer Donna Morris details the new COVID-19 leave policies. The retailer also said it has “reinforced our cleaning and sanitizing protocol, and, with the support and encouragement of the state government, the [Kentucky] store remains open.”

“We all know we are in unprecedented times,” Adam Stavisky, senior vice president of Walmart U.S. benefits told CNBC. “Walmart is looking to see how we can best support our associates ... we are implementing first of our kind benefits for associates.”

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/10/walmart-deploys-new-emergency-leave-policy-kentucky-associate-has-coronavirus.html

[redstatebluegirl]

1. After years of beating up on their employees they want the positive press of saying they are finally

doing the right thing, something they should have been doing all along.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. They are on the precipice of

losing stock in their inventories (thanks to the Chinese factory closings and quarantines) and employees who are slowly going through the Heather Locklear multiplication process...

[not fooled]

4. Yeah, plus

they don't want their stores shunned because people are afraid to shop there.

Bet they're ramping up their mail order side. Better test those employees, too.

[jayfish]

2. Which I'm Sure Will Be Rescinded Once The "Emergency" Has Subsided.

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These F'ing people.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Of course

(one part of their "emergency" policy is only in effect until the end of April)

[kickitup]

6. She worked in the bakery. She tried to get tested twice but didn't meet the criteria.

She's 27. Local chatter says she worked two weeks while symptomatic.