JOSEPH PISANI
In this Sept. 22, 2019 file photo Nike logos adorn the gloves of Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Cleveland. Nike, the NFL and other businesses are giving their employees a paid day off on Juneteenth for the first time, the latest example of how American employers are responding to protests that have placed additional attention on racial injustice in the U.S. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a note Friday, June 12, 2020 that its offices would be closed June 19. (AP Photo/David Richard, file)
Nike, NFL and others to start giving workers Juneteenth off

By Joseph Pisani Jun. 12, 2020 04:45 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Nike, the NFL and other businesses will give their employees a