Snohomish County, WA passed an ordinance which requires grocery stores to give workers hazard pay
Snohomish County, WA hazard pay for grocery store workers
The Snohomish County Council passed an ordinance which requires grocery stores to pay their workers hazard pay. The ordinance applies to workers in unincorporated Snohomish County. The grocery stores are required to pay each worker $4 in hourly hazard pay up to $1,250 starting no later than July 15th. The Council considered using COVID-19 relief funding from the American Rescue Plan to provide the hazard pay but instead decided to mandate the pay come from the employers.
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Snohomish County Council passes ordinance requiring hourly hazard pay for grocery workers | king5.com
The County Council voted Wednesday morning to require grocery stores to pay their workers an extra $4 per hour in hazard pay.
Snohomish County considers $4 per hour hazard pay for grocery workers, bonus for frontline workers | king5.com
The Snohomish County Council will consider an ordinance that would give a one-time payment of $1,250 to frontline employees, including law enforcement.
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