Walmart says it will not do that if you contract Covid-19 in its stores
This decision is better remaining in the hands of local health officials, says Walmart
Pandemic coronavirus presentedCompanies of all kinds With countless new challenges. Perhaps more than ever, ensuring the safety of customers and employees is as important as complex. And one of the most difficult decisions are currently facing the possibility of disclosing information about the positive testing of CVIV-19. Walmart, for one, adopted the approach that promotes personal privacy.
In an email at theOrlando Sentinel, a spokesman said in the event aPOSITIVE EMPLOYEE TESTS FOR CORONAVIRUSThe Company will leave the task of publicly identifying the person to local health officials "out of respect and privacy of the personal health of our employees". Do not offer the names of infected people, however, does not mean that the giant of retail sales does not make his share, "said Walmart.
"In case we have a confirmed case in one of our stores, we work with these associates and offering advice and time to receive medical care," the spokesman said. "We have processes in place to inform the associates."
Walmart and other shops who choose not to provide names are in their legal rights to do so because there is no law in the state or national level that requires companies ofIdentify infected employees. It is really more a moral decision governed by its sense of law and evil. But that does not do it less nuanced, experts say.
"There is no good answer in this regard"Bush, a program coordinator for the administration of health services at the University of the Florida Center, told theOrlando Sentinel. "I think it's really a decision that every business must do."
Walmart took safety precautions such as temperature controls and aMask mandate For all employees, but they seem to attract the line of revelation of personal information to civil servants. "The Department of Health is the local authority on where appropriate and when this information should be reported for the safety of the community," said the spokesperson.
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While Bush says there is no good or bad answer for businesses, he believes that from a personal perspective, individuals have an important responsibility to recognize.
"What you need to do as a citizen, protect yourself and protect the community," he said. And for more information on coronavirus safety practices, checkThese are the only remaining states without facial mask requirement.
