Whole Foods employees are staging a nationwide 'sick-out'

Re:Whole Foods employees are staging a nationwide 'sick-out' by toomuchtodo on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @03:31PM (#22741513)

> I do think high-risk employees should basically be allowed to stay home, though.

Employees in states where a shelter in place order is in effect can stay home and collect unemployment backed by the federal government [1]. One might argue everyone is high risk, as you might have a risk factor you're not aware of, leading to an unexpected death. [2]

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-stimulus-package...

[2] https://www.insider.com/spanish-coach-francisco-garcia-21-di... (A 21-year-old Spanish soccer coach died from the coronavirus after finding out he had undiagnosed leukemia while he was in hospital)

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Re:Whole Foods employees are staging a nationwide 'sick-out' by thanatropism on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @03:45PM (#22741666)

Are you guaranteed your job back if there's a stay in place order?

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Re:Whole Foods employees are staging a nationwide 'sick-out' by toomuchtodo on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @03:51PM (#22741723)

In the United States, no, but we're working on it. Please excuse the dust.

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