So, there have been all sorts of reports about businesses promising to continue paying displaced workers for anywhere from a month to 6 months - the length typically seems to depend on the size of the company. So big one's have stepped forward and promised to pay workers for 6 months at least. Smaller one's promise what they can, generally committing to continuing paychecks as long as they can financially. The floating casinos - now destroyed shells on the beach- are continuing to pay employees.
And then there is Walmart, Mickey D's and UPS. According to the NY Times this past Sunday:
While some employees of large companies are still receiving paychecks, Wal-Mart stopped paying workers in the area four days after shutting its stores, and McDonald's and UPS have not paid regular wages to idled employees since the storm hit.
Now Walmart has denied this, saying they are still paying employees, but I heard on TV (so it must be true, right?) that they plan to stop paychecks imminently. And here my hard Walmart heart was almost softening when I heard of their significant donation to relieft efforts and their promise to find jobs for all displace refugees that want them. This seems to be recast into a promise to give jobs to all displaced Walmart employees that want them, whereever they current are refug'ing - if there are job openings. So I am trying to find the definitive position of the largest private employer in the country. What exactly are they willing to do.
At least Mickey D's is upfront. They have confirmed that they ain't paying anybody any more.
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