![]() And the majority now offer at least some kind of additional sick leave, even if the details of those programs aren’t always successfully communicated to employees. Most stores have also outlined heightened daily cleaning procedures, as well as additional sanitizing protocols if an employee tests positive. Now, most national brands - including all the companies we spoke to for this piece - say they’re providing workers with masks, and many require that they wear them. Some things have improved since the first days of the crisis. In most of the country, however, workers are dependent on the policies of their employers. So far, the federal government has failed to mandate any meaningful protections for grocery workers - and, as Mother Jones points out, only a “handful” of states have taken action themselves, some mandating masks for workers, shoppers, or a combination of the two. The risk is real: Dozens of supermarket workers have already died of COVID-19 this week, Randy Narvaez, a longtime employee at the Kroger-owned King Scoopers, in Denver, became the latest casualty of the crisis. ![]() As the global pandemic drags on, grocery store employees have become frontline workers, and two months into the crisis, they’re still putting their own health at risk to keep America fed - and keep food on their own tables. ![]()
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