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Committee amends and forwards emergency $5/hour hazard-pay ordinance to Board
Summary
The committee unanimously amended and referred an emergency ordinance that would require certain grocery stores, retail pharmacies and property-service contractors to provide $5/hour hazard pay during the COVID-19 emergency for workers earning under $35/hour (or $75,000/year), with exemptions for covered collective-bargaining arrangements; the measure was referred to the Board as a Committee of the Whole for March 9.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on March 4 amended and forwarded to the Board of Supervisors an emergency ordinance that would temporarily require $5 per hour in hazard pay for certain grocery, specialty grocery and retail pharmacy employees during the COVID-19 public-health emergency.
Natalie Gee, chief of staff to Board President Shimon Walton, presented the ordinance and a series of clarifying amendments. Gee said the ordinance would require covered employers to provide $5 per hour to employees who earn under $35 per hour or under $75,000 per year, and that it applies to retail locations with at least 20…
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