Billionaire Mark Cuban is paying all hourly employees at the American Airlines Center even though ... [+] the NBA season has been halted. Marc Benioff: The Salesforce founder tweeted on March 15 that Salesforce and TIME magazine, which he owns, will continue to pay hourly workers despite closing all offices. Labour MP Kate Osborne, who has been diagnosed with coronavirus, called the action an “absolute disgrace” on Twitter. Cuban has confirmed to Forbes that American Airlines Center arena employees will be paid as if the season had not been halted. Donald Trump: America’s first billionaire president declared coronavirus a national emergency on March 13.

Source: Forbes March 17, 2020 16:41 UTC