SUPPORTING STATEMENT: The COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis it precipitated have drawn the attention of the public and policy makers to the importance of paid sick leave (PSL) for workers and public health. A delivery person at a Papa Johns in California who, like many, spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of losing her job told BuzzFeed News that she is allowed only 24 hours of paid sick leave during a six-month period. Ci The Department store Dillard's has continued welcoming customers wherever there isn't a direct government order, including at some malls where neighboring stores have pulled down their grates. They could get up to $4,000 a month while they're off, with at least two-thirds of their average weekly . Paid sick leave applies on July 1, 2016 for Employers with 26 or more Employees, including Non-Profit Corporations with or without the minimum wage rate deferral. They dont care what you do, she says. GA Code 34-1-10. B.C. BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders of Dollar General ask the board of directors to analyze and report on the feasibility of including current COVID-related paid sick leave and the waiver of tele-health co-pays as a standard employee benefit not limited to COVID-19. They sent us a letter about three weeks ago that they are willing to bargain with us, says David Cook, president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655, which helped the Missouri employees unionize. << Back It will not be deterred from its expansionary goalsnot by a union, not by an inquisitive market planning analyst, certainly not by a pandemic. Find out how you can advance your career by visiting https://careers.dollargeneral.com/. SUPPORTING STATEMENT: The COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis it precipitated have drawn the . The companys only public acknowledgment of the coronavirus to that point was to announce a designated shopping hour for seniors. This new workplace protection applies to all workers covered by the Employment Standards Act . Some policy makers argue that PSL helps to counter the negative economic impact of the pandemic, especially for women and non-white workers, who are bearing the brunt of job loss, and that a sustainable economy depends on prioritizing safety. For 10 weeks, those applicable can receive a sign-on and relocation bonus. .dol-alert-status-error .alert-status-container {display:inline;font-size:1.4em;color:#e31c3d;} Thats the Dollar General way, her manager said, laughing. More than a dozen employees at McDonalds, Taco Bell, and Dunkin franchises told BuzzFeed News that their managers had not implemented sick leave policies on par with the federal mandate for small businesses. In the same letter, he says, the company also informed Stone it was closing the store. But for employees at many other big companies that are still open including Safeway, Chick-fil-A, CVS, Walgreens, Dillards, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Michaels, Jo-Ann, Rent-A-Center, Costco, Staples, Office Depot, Olive Garden, and MarketSource two weeks of paid leave are available only with a positive test, even though widespread testing remains unavailable in the US. A one-time bonus is. on or after December 18, 2022: up to 26 . Soon after, Stone filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board. 89% of employees in the highest wage quartile Thirty-one employees across eight national chains told BuzzFeed News that they or a coworker went to work with a fever or cough in the last month. Explore insights about sick days, vacation days, and personal days. McDonalds is partnering with franchises to make changes to restaurant operations to serve food safely and conveniently with the health and well-being of restaurant employees top of mind, the company told BuzzFeed News in a statement.