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May 15, 2020

Leaving employees to enforce social distancing

As states ease restrictions, businesses begin making plans for reopening. And some of those plans call for the employees to enforce social distancing. Have oil prices bottomed out, with more people moving around? Pawnshops are seeing more business.

Making employees deal with patrons who break the rules could lead to trouble. — Making employees deal with patrons who break the rules could lead to trouble.
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What role should employees play in enforcing social distancing rules?
by Meghan McCarty Carino
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Employees may face tense situations with some customers.
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For some, pawnshops are a lifeline, especially during an economic crisis
by Andy Uhler
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With tens of millions of people filing for unemployment since the outbreak of COVID-19, pawn shops have seen a modest uptick in business, becoming essential to some communities.
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The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director