(Reuters) – J. C. Penney Co Inc
Furloughed employees will continue to receive full health benefits and many are eligible to receive state unemployment benefits, the company said, adding it would extend store closures until it was safe to reopen.
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Many of the Penney’s workers in supply chain and logistics centers were previously furloughed on March 20, and those furloughs will continue, the company said.
The company employed about 90,000 full-time and part-time employees as of Feb.1, according to its latest annual filing.
(Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)

