ItвЂ™s also offering 14-days of emergency paid leave for all associates who need it, whether it is because they are feeling sick, caring for a loved one, or because they have been faced with new hardships such as closed schools and daycares. The payment amount was $300 for full-time associates and $150 for part-time and seasonal associates. LoweвЂ™s previously announced $80 million in special payments to hourly associates (paid on March 31). вЂњAs previously shared, all N95 medical masks were placed on a stop sale and are being donated to hospitals to protect frontline healthcare workers, along with other personal protective equipment for first responders in our communities,вЂќ the company stated. ItвЂ™s also making masks and gloves available to all frontline associates вЂњwho want them.вЂќ LoweвЂ™s is temporarily increasing wages by $2 an hour for every full-time, part-time and seasonal hourly store, contact center and supply chain associates for hours they work throughout the month of April in the U.S. The new measures follow other operational changes that have already been implemented, including the addition of overhead announcements, store signage, and customer and associate guidelines that emphasize the importance of social distancing. LoweвЂ™s also has increased third-party cleaning shifts to provide incremental cleaning in its stores, beyond already enhanced daily cleaning efforts.Installed customized Plexiglass shields at all points of sale to protect cashiers and customer service associates working the return desk.

Added floor markers spaced 6-feet apart to help guide customers.Expanded the area for customers leveraging its Buy Online, Pick Up In Store option or making a return and.Removed racking and tables in other aisles to open up space.Removed product from the main aisle to help maintain safe distance.LoweвЂ™s also has made major changes to its floor layout to further support the CDCвЂ™s guidelines for social distancing and to make it easier for employees and customers to get the items they need quickly and safely.

In addition, the retailer is adding dedicated employees, billed as вЂњsocial distancing ambassadors,вЂќ who will be responsible for monitoring customer flow in LoweвЂ™s garden centers and front-end areas and enforcing customer limits to allow proper social distancing. Each store manager can now monitor foot traffic and limit entrance based on CDC and local guidelines, LoweвЂ™s said. The home improvement giant said it has developed an app, available on employeesвЂ™ handheld devices, to implement a new customer limit protocol. ItвЂ™s also raising the pay of hourly workers and giving them access to gloves and masks. Added overhead announcements, store signage, floor markers, badges and customer and associate guidelines to emphasize the importance of social distancing.LoweвЂ™s Companies is doubling down on its in-store social distancing measures during the COVID-19 crisis.Installed customized Plexiglass shields at all points of sale to protect cashiers and customer service associates working at the return desk.Developed an app to monitor store occupancy, allowing store managers to limit customer traffic when necessary to help enforce social distancing.Made substantial updates to store floor layouts to further support the CDCвЂ™s guidelines for social distancing, such as opening up aisle space by removing displays to make it easier for both associates and customers to get the items they need quickly and safely.Enhanced social distancing protocols by adding dedicated social distancing ambassadors responsible for monitoring customer flow in garden centers and front-end areas and to enforce customer limits to allow proper social distancing.In addition, the LoweвЂ™s representative said additional safety measures have been put in place at stores throughout the country, including ThatвЂ™s why you should practice social distancing, washing your hands and wearing a mask in public.вЂќДЄccording to the LoweвЂ™s representative, the store has been cleaned thoroughly, in accordance with Centers for Disease Control guidelines, and associates who worked closely with the individual were placed on paid leave. I would also say we should be cautious as individuals that just about anywhere we go in the county could have somebody (with the virus). Like with every case, we try to determine who has been in close contact and try to notify them of their risk and quarantine them.

вЂњI donвЂ™t confirm or deny the LoweвЂ™s location, but generally speaking, an area similar to that would be a low risk. вЂњClose contact occurs when somebody is within six feet for 10 minutes or longer,вЂќ Madson said.

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