Some states are now classifying grocery store workers as emergency employees, making them eligible for certain benefits.
As many people across the country hunker down in their homes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, others still have to report to work each day -- because they perform critical functions that allow the rest of us to stay safe and healthy.
In addition to health care workers and first responders, the people on the frontlines of the outbreak also include grocery store employees: the clerks who operate the registers, the staff who stock the shelves, the people who work in distribution and the workers who keep the stores clean.Now some states are classifying grocery store workers as emergency employees, making them eligible for certain benefits.What it's like working at Walmart during a pandemicMinnesota Gov.
— MN Grocers Assoc. March 18, 2020 ".@GovTimWalz has classified"food distribution workers," which is store clerks, stockers, etc, as Tier 2 emergency works. This allows frontline workers childcare as they serve and feed Minnesotans. Thank you @GovTimWalz for supporting our industry during this challenging time!" the organization tweeted.Vermont has also indicated it would do the same.Gov.
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