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First US city to require hero pay to farmworkers & other essential employees
Wednesday, the Coachella City Council unanimously approved so-called hero pay for certain essential workers, also extending the controversial hazard benefits to farmworkers. The emergency ordinance requires certain agricultural operations – as well as grocery stores, retail pharmacy stores and restaurants – to provide a premium pay of an additional $4 per hour to their employees in Coachella for at least 120 days. The regulation applies to those who employ 300 or more workers nationally and more than five employees in the city.
Coachella is the first city in the nation to require the premium pay for farmworkers, according to city leaders. The City Council s action follows similar ordinances approved by cities like Long Beach, Oakland and Montebello, which have mandated temporary pay increases for essential workers who have risked their health to work during the pandemic and have been sickened with
Palm Springs Desert Sun
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The Coachella City Council unanimously approved hero pay for certain essential workers Wednesday night and extended the controversial hazard benefits to farmworkers.
The emergency ordinance requires certain agricultural operations – as well as grocery stores, retail pharmacy stores and restaurants – to provide an additional $4 per hour to their employees in Coachella for at least 120 days. The regulation applies to those who employ 300 or more workers nationally and more than five employees in the city.
Coachella is the first city in the nation to require premium pay for farmworkers, according to city leaders.
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