Target is offering up to 14 days of paid time off for workers in quarantine and those confirmed with coronavirus

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Target is updating its sick-leave policy amid the coronavirus outbreak.

• Target is updating its coronavirus sick-leave policy.
• The company is offering up to 14 days of paid time off for employees who have contracted the virus or who are under mandatory quarantine.
• The company is also waiving its absence policy to support employees who feel too sick to come into work or who need to stay home to take care of their children due to school closures.
• Target is also taking measures to clean every area of the store according to a detailed system.
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Target is making changes to its paid-time-off policy in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

The retailer announced on Thursday via email that it is offering up to 14 days of paid time off for employees who have contracted the virus or who are under mandatory quarantine. Target is also waiving its absence policy to support employees who feel too sick to come into work or who need to stay home to take care of their children due to school closures.

"We're building from a strong foundation of programs and offerings to help our team members take care of themselves and their families," a Target spokesperson told Business Insider in a statement. "Given the unprecedented nature of this situation, we'll be extending several benefits to help all team members navigate the coronavirus."

Target is also taking measures to clean every section of the store. The company recently posted a memo to its internal communications website that detailed an intricate process for cleaning everything from ATMs and checkout lanes to handcuffs and Bullseye, the Target mascot. Target has allocated an additional 12 hours of payroll to each store to execute the new cleaning procedures.

Data from the Department of Labor shows that four out of 10 hourly workers don't have access to paid sick leave. In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, multiple retail companies, from Walmart to Starbucks, have changed their employee benefit policies to accommodate the situation.

In addition to the new measures announced Thursday, Target also offers existing benefits like paid family leave and backup daycare for certain employees.

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