Translation: it means that the people in those states who perform the crucial work of stocking grocery stores are now eligible for free childcare while schools are shut.
doesn’t have some fancy badge alerting the world to how important he is. But maybe he should… The COVID-19 outbreak is causing some states to officially classify grocery store employees as emergency workers.
In Minnesota, “food distribution workers”—which encompasses everything from in-store stockers to distribution center IT personal—were listed as “Essential Tier 2 Workers” this week alongside other jobs like utilities and waste management.
Schools are closed in both states, making it difficult for grocery employees used to working day shifts while their kids are at school to do their job. But to deal with the coronavirus crisis, these schools are also being instructed to provide care for emergency and essential workers. So these classifications become essential to receive free childcare., “This allows frontline workers childcare as they serve and feed Minnesotans.
At the same time, however, some commenters wondered if the measure went far enough, suggesting that grocery store employees deserve hazard pay as well. “Now get them hazard pay,” user Cathy Crea. “My son is exposed to hundreds of people a day for $10.80 an hour.” As the situation develops, it will be interesting to see if hazard pay is eventually added—and if more states continue to follow Minnesota and Vermont’s lead.
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