That day, Able Services told the two janitors who usually clean the 23rd floor not to work there but offered no explanation, the janitors said in interviews. Ms. Santamaria has leg and knee problems. “That’s really irresponsible if they know that there’s a case,” said Ms. Santamaria, who has worked as a janitor in the United States since fleeing the civil war in her native Nicaragua more than three decades ago. San Francisco officials issued an order this month requiring the enhanced cleaning of homeless shelters and single-room-occupancy buildings. But in calling for the increased cleaning, officials also set safety standards for the workers who will be doing the cleaning.

Source: New York Times March 18, 2020 09:01 UTC