New proposal in King County would give grocery store workers $4 per hour in hazard pay By Becca Savransky, SeattlePI A new proposal introduced in King County would give some grocery store workers in unincorporated areas of the county an extra $4 per hour in hazard pay throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The proposal comes a few weeks after the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance requiring large grocery stores in the city to give workers hazard pay. “For the last year I have visited with, and thanked the checkers, stockers, butchers and deli workers at the grocery stores I shop. I have seen and heard their fatigue, and also their courage and dedication to their customers,” Councilmember Rod Dembowski, who drafted the legislation, said in a statement.