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Thursday, February 18, 2021 On February 2, 2021, the City Council of Oakland, California, passed the “Grocery Worker Hazard Pay Emergency Ordinance” to provide a boost in pay for frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oakland is located in Alameda County and is just across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco, California. The ordinance requires large grocery stores in Oakland to provide their workers with premium pay of $5.00 for each hour worked. The ordinance takes effect immediately and is in effect during those periods when Oakland’s risk of COVID-19 transmission is elevated, according to the state’s four-tiered color-coded framework. The order applies at the widespread (purple), substantial (red), and moderate (orange) COVID-19 transmission risk levels under state health orders. The ordinance is not in effect only during “minimal” (yellow) risk periods. ....
[co-author: Abby Harrington, Associate] The Oakland City Council approved this week a Hazard Pay Ordinance requiring certain grocery store employers to pay an additional $5.00 per hour in hazard pay for all part-time and full-time employees, and comply with other new legal obligations. This Ordinance took effect immediately and is set to expire when Oakland’s risk level drops to “minimal” under California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy (defined as an adjusted case rate of less than 1 daily new COVID-19 case per 100,000 people in the county). While there have already been court challenges to the new Ordinance, it currently remains in effect for all covered employers. Although this Ordinance is limited to large grocery store employers in Oakland, other California cities have already implemented similar hazard or “hero” pay ordinances, including Long Beach and Santa Monica. Los Angeles, San Jose, and Berkeley are considering similar proposals in the coming weeks. Wha ....
Lawsuit over Seattle grocery hazard pay comes as some stores embrace it Seattle s hazard pay law requiring grocers to pay frontline workers $4/hour, plus their regular salary, went into effect Wednesday and is already receiving pushback. Author: Vanessa Misciagna Updated: 9:13 PM PST February 3, 2021 SEATTLE Two grocery groups have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Seattle over its brand new hazard pay ordinance, which went into effect Wednesday. The Northwest Grocery Association and the Washington Food Industry Association filed the lawsuit, arguing the ordinance is unconstitutional. KING 5 has contacted the city for comment. The ordinance states that stores with 500 or more employees in the city must pay frontline grocery workers $4 an hour in hazard pay, on top of their regular salary. ....
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey discusses the surge in sales from delivery services and how trends will change after the coronavirus pandemic ends. Popular groceryretailer Trader Joe s announced this week that it would temporarily raise its pay for all employees amidst the still-raging COVID-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Trader Joe’s has provided all hourly Crew Members with an additional $2/hr thank you wage, in recognition of the outstanding, inspiring work they do every day, in our stores and communities, the company wrote in a Monday update on its website. Effective February 1, 2021, the thank you premium for all hourly, non-management Crew Members, was increased by two dollars, for a total of $4 an hour, it said. ....