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485 3 minutes read On Feb. 3, the same day that Seattle’s $4/hour “hazard pay” law for grocery store workers went into effect, the Northwest Grocery Association and the Washington Food Industry Association filed a lawsuit against the city of Seattle to stop this new law.  The lawsuit filed in Seattle’s U.S. District Court alleges that the so-called “hazard pay” law interferes with the collective-bargaining process between grocery stores and unions. The other allegation is that the law “picks winners and losers” by singling out large grocery companies. This allegation unde...

Grocery associations file lawsuit against Seattle to stop hazard pay February 4, 2021 at 6:45 am Clark resident Jen Valencia shops for a customer as she supplements her income working for Instacart at Acme Market on April 27, 2020 in Clark, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) On the same day an extra hazard pay for grocery employees took effect in Seattle, grocery associations filed a lawsuit against the city. The new ordinance mandates an extra $4 an hour for many workers in grocery chains and bigger stores, and was expected to remain in place for at lea...