Seattle will keep enforcing hazard pay for grocery store workers

Published August 11, 2021 5:00pm ET



Seattle will have employers continuing to shell out hazard pay for grocery store workers as Washington contends with more pandemic worries.

Seattle City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, who chairs the city’s Housing and Finance committees, made the call on Monday to delay a vote on ending hazard pay the council passed in January. The vote would have ended the extra $4 more per hour for grocery store employees working on the frontlines but retain most public health rules like the availability of personal protection equipment.

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