More than 140 fire/police employees denied hazard pay
NASHVILLE (WSMV) The unions representing the Nashville fire department and metro police employees have filed grievances with the city, claiming more than 140 employees have been unfairly denied COVID-19 hazard pay.
The unions claim the employees were deemed essential and were required to come to work during the pandemic and believed they would qualify for the hazard pay bonuses.
“It’s very disappointing that they somehow got excluded,” Mark Young, president of IAFF Local 140, said.
Young said the roughly 40 fire department employees who were denied range from staff inside buildings to upper-level firefighters.