Microsoft says it will continue to pay hourly service workers during the coronavirus outbreak, even if they can't come in to work (MSFT)

Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images Microsoft says it will continue to pay vendors who work hourly in the Seattle area and northern California during the coronavirus outbreak — even if conditions mean that they can't come to work. The company previously asked employees in the Seattle area and San Francisco Bay Area to work from home until March 25. King County, home to Microsoft's headquarters, has been called the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. The county has 51 diagnosed cases of...