Sam's needs to step it up: (This is from Home Depot's own emails)
Supporting Our Associates
Our associates are important to your shopping experience. We have implemented the following actions to support them during this crisis:
• Added 80 hours of paid time off for all full-time hourly associates and 40 hours of paid time off for part-time hourly associates to be used at their discretion at any time in 2020 and paid out at year-end if not used
• For associates who are 65 years of age or older, or determined to be at higher risk by the CDC, added 160 hours of paid time off for full-time hourly associates and 80 hours of paid time off for part-time hourly associates to be used at their discretion at any time in 2020 and paid out at year-end if not used
• Providing paid time off for any associate who has contracted COVID-19 until released by a doctor
• Providing up to 14 days paid time off for any associate required to be quarantined by a public health authority or the CDC
• Providing additional bonuses to hourly associates in stores and distribution centers – $100 per week for full-time hourly associates and $50 per week for part-time hourly associates
• Providing double pay for overtime hours worked by hourly associates
• Extended dependent care benefits and waived co-pays
All I can say is W T F?!?! Good for them! If only we worked for a big company that could do this for us!!