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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: While significant ink was spilled last summer evaluating whether Congress would pass the HEROES Act – House Democrats’ $3 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, the federal government was ultimately unable to implement an aid package that included, among other provisions, mandated “hazard pay” for essential workers.  In response, several local and municipal governments have taken up the call and have recently implemented laws to require additional wage premiums for employees in the grocery and pharmacy industries.  Unsurprisingly,...

Irvine’s ‘Hero Pay’ for Grocery Workers Begins in March  A pay boost for eligible Irvine grocery workers will go into effect next month after city council on Feb. 26 finalized its hero pay ordinance. Beginning March 25, grocery store workers at certain stores who work at least two hours per week will receive a mandated $4 per hour increase to their regular pay. Councilmember Anthony Kuo wanted to postpone finalizing the ordinance until a list of eligible retailers was available for review. He said it is unclear which stores were included and which were exempt from the ordinance. T...

LA City Council moves forward with $5 per hour 'hero pay' for grocery workers City News Service Share: LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The Los Angeles City Council voted 14-1 Wednesday to preliminarily approve an emergency ordinance to require large grocery and pharmacy retailers to offer employees an additional $5 per hour in hazard pay amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, because the ordinance was not unanimously approved on its first reading, the final vote will come during a second reading on March 3. "Fair compensation is the very least that our grocery store workers deserve after all they have don...

© Getty Images Los Angeles County on Tuesday passed an ordinance mandating an extra $5 an hour in “hero pay” for grocery store workers. The mandate was passed in a 4-1 vote with the only Republican on the board voting against the measure, the Los Angeles Times reported. Workers will get an extra $5 in pay for 120 days starting on Friday. The mandate applies in unincorporated areas to stores like publicly traded grocery stores, retail drug companies and companies with more than 300 employees across the county with 10 or more employees at each location. ADVERTISEMENT This is not the first...

On February 23, 2021, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to institute a $5 per hour “Hero Pay” increase for frontline grocery workers and drug retailers in...