The federal government pay scale is presented in the General Schedule (G.S) . Designed to establish salaries for all position levels throughout all Federal agencies, the General Schedule is divided into 15 grades, which each have 10 levels. The table however doesn't include SES (Senior Executive Service) positions, which used to be listed as GS-16, GS-17 and GS-18.
David Goodfriend, director of the Loudoun County Health Department in Virginia, said while he wasn't certain the restaurant was the cause of the illnesses, people were associating their symptoms with the chain, reported ABC News. This is not the first time a norovirus outbreak has been reported at a Chipotle restaurant. In August last year, 189 customers and 18 employees contracted norovirus in one of its restaurant in Simi Valley, California. The restaurant chain has been reeling from losses due to a series of food scares in recent years.
What is Norovirus? Norovirus is a very contagious virus, causing acute gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach, intestines or both). Norovirus can be contracted from an infected person, contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces.