Olympia approves extra 'hazard pay' for some grocery workers

Olympia approves extra 'hazard pay' for some grocery workers


Olympia approves extra 'hazard pay' for some grocery workers
April 15, 2021
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The outside of a Trader Joe's store in Seattle, Wash.CLAIRE MAULDING, SPECIAL TO THE SEATTLEPI
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Starting next month, large grocery stores in Olympia will be required to pay workers an additional $4 an hour in pay, the latest city in the state to enact such a requirement during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Olympian reported that the Olympia City Council unanimously passed the ordinance Tuesday. The hazard pay requirement takes effect on May 1, and lasts as long as Washington is under a state of emergency as declared by the governor, with the opportunity to revisit the policy in four months. It applies to grocery stores with more than 250 employees. Farmers markets and convenience stores are excluded from the requirement, and an amendment approved by council also excludes truck drivers and corporate office staff.

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