Rhode Island is regulating grocery checkout lines now
Rhode Island has become the first state to require stores to keep 1 staffed checkout open for every 3 self-checkouts, or face fines of up to $500 a day.
Rhode Island has become the first state to require stores to keep 1 staffed checkout open for every 3 self-checkouts, or face fines of up to $500 a day.
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