Walmart Enacts Emergency Leave Policy<br />in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak Walmart has announced the deployment of a new emergency<br />leave policy for their 1.4 million hourly U.S. workers. The decision comes on the heels of the<br />retailer’s recent confirmation of a store associate<br />testing positive for COVID-19 in Kentucky. As part of the new policy, hourly workers will be able to receive<br />up to two weeks of paid leave if they’re required to quarantine. The paid leave also<br />extends to workers<br />who have a confirmed<br />case of the coronavirus. If unable to return to work after the two weeks,<br />both full-time and part-time workers can receive<br />additional pay replacement for up to 26 weeks. This is a significant change for the retailer,<br />as full-time associates were previously<br />only allowed 80 hours of paid leave. Part-time associates<br />were previously only<br />allotted 48 hours of<br />paid leave. According to Senior VP of Walmart U.S. Benefits<br />Adam Stavisky, Walmart's decision to implement<br />the policy is critical in this "unprecedented time." Adam Stavisky,<br />to CNBC
