Though the company wrote in a note on its website that if a worker exhibits symptoms it "will send that employee for medical care to self-isolate at home," it did not state if they will be eligible for paid sick leave. Hobby Lobby did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment. ![]() To help ensure our Company remains strong and prepared to once again when this passes, we may all have to 'tighten our belts' over the near future.'" "The Company's leaders are doing all they can to balance the need to keep the Company strong and the need of employees. "While we do not know for certain what the future holds, or how long this disruption will last, we can all rest in knowing that God is in control," he wrote. Green wrote that while the future remains unclear, the company can "rest in knowing that God is in control," adding that the company may have to "tighten our belts" moving forward. ![]() "We serve a God who will Guide us through this storm, who will Guard us as we travel to places never seen before, and who, as a result of this experience, will Groom us to be better than we could have ever thought possible before now." Guide, Guard, and Groom," Green reportedly says in the letter. "In her quiet prayer time this past week, the Lord put on Barbara's heart three profound words to remind us that He's in control. In the note to employees, Green reportedly wrote that the decision was informed by a message from God bestowed upon his wife Barbara Green, who he described as a "prayer warrior." ![]() On Saturday, digital strategist Kendall Brown tweeted a widely circulated photo of a note allegedly written by Hobby Lobby founder David Green, in which the openly conservative Christian businessman repeatedly mentions the power of God as part of his justification to leave stores open. ![]() Though more than 90 retailers in the US have temporarily shuttered in the past week in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus, Hobby Lobby has remained steadfast in staying open for business. Hobby Lobby, the craft store chain that is no stranger to controversy, is once again finding itself in hot water for allegedly citing a message from God in its decision to leave stores open amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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