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The Los Angeles City Council finalized an emergency ordinance Wednesday to require large grocery and pharmacy retailers to offer employees an additional $5 per hour in hazard pay amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The $5 hazard pay will be required for all non-managerial employees at grocery or drug retail stores with more than 300 employees nationwide, or more than 10 employees...
Los Angeles Teachers Return to School with $500 Monthly Child Care Subsidy 7 Apr 2021 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) teachers and other district staff with young children will be returning to in-person learning with a $500 per month child care subsidy in order to further ensure schools are staffed appropriately, the district said. NR: Superintendent Austin Beutner Announces Childcare Support For Employees As They Prepare to Return to Schools https://t.co/tXGCYwWJ7Rpic.twitter.com/OW4jWPQ6aK On Monday, LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner announced the district will provide the sub...
Kroger closes more Los Angeles grocery stores in response to “Hero Pay” The grocery store giant Kroger is planning to close three of its stores in Los Angeles, two Ralphs and one Food 4 Less, after the passing of a local “Hero Pay” ordinance that would grant grocery and pharmacy workers a $5 raise for the duration of the pandemic. These “Hero Pay” laws, which have been adopted by a number of cities around the country now, have met with obstinate resistance from the employers. The California Grocers Association has initiated lawsuits against several cities in the state for passing ...
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On March 1, 2021, the City Council of Pomona, California, passed an ordinance that establishes premium pay for retail food workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pomona is an incorporated city located in Los Angeles County and is not subject to the county's hero pay ordinance. The new Pomona ordinance requires large retail establishments to provide their workers with premium pay of $4.00 for each hour worked. The city also published a "Hero Pay" Ordinance Fact Sheet. The ordinance took effec...
The new Pomona ordinance requires large retail establishments to provide their workers with premium pay of $4.00 for each hour worked, and published a Hero Pay Ordinance Fact Sheet. The ordinance took effect immediately and will remain in effect at least until June 29.