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NewsDollar General wants its employees to get COVID-19 vaccines, so it’s offering to pay them to do it.
The chain said Wednesday that it will give its workers a one-time payment equivalent to four hours of pay after receiving a completed vaccination.
“We do not want our employees to have to choose between receiving a vaccine or coming to work,” Dollar General said in a press release, noting that its hourly workers face hurdles to getting vaccinated, such as travel time, gas mileage or childcare needs.
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business | 13 Jan 2021
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