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Modifications to Irvine’s recently approved “hero pay” for grocery workers are being made in an effort to shield ...

Resident Steve Martin argues the City Council should adopt the $5 more per hour "hero pay" for grocery workers at its Tuesday night meeting.

Coachella City Council approves ordinance to offer hero pay for farmworkers KABC Share: COACHELLA, Calif. (KABC) -- The Coachella City Council has approved an ordinance to offer hero pay for farmworkers. The city says it's the first in the country to adopt such a rule for the farmworker community. The emergency ordinance, which was approved Wednesday night, impacts certain agriculture operations, grocery stores, pharmacies and restaurants in Coachella. The rule requires the businesses to provide an extra $4 an hour to employees for at least 120 days.

IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- The Irvine City Council voted in favor an ordinance this week that would temporarily boost pay for some grocery workers by an extra $4 per hour. The raise only applies for workers at some larger stores and chains. The plan is yet to be finalized, but once it is approved later this month, it will take effect a few weeks later. Earlier this month, Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted in favor of an emergency ordinance that would require large grocery store and pharmacy retailers to pay an extra $5 per hour in hazard pay. On Wednesday, the Coachella City Council ap...

Irvine Will Consider ‘Hero Pay’ for Grocery Store Workers  Irvine city council will consider boosting the pay of grocery store workers during the COVID-19 pandemic at a Feb. 9 meeting. If approved, the ordinance would increase employee pay by an extra $4 an hour at any large franchise company—not including managers, or supervisors—for 120 days. The ordinance would go into effect immediately. “I am very supportive of our grocery store workers who have been on the front line and who’ve been greatly exposed,” Irvine Councilmember Tammy Kim told The Epoch Times. “The groce...