In a surprising turn of events Tuesday morning, Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda announced that she intends to introduce a bill to lift the Council’s mandate, passed back in January, requiring grocery store employers to pay $4 an hour “hazard pay” to their frontline workers.
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Judge upholds grocery worker “hazard pay” ordinance
It took about fifteen minutes after a hearing this morning for U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour to issue his ruling dismissing a lawsuit challenging the City of Seattle’s ordinance requiring grocery stores to add $4 per hour of “hazard pay” on to workers’ paychecks.
Continue readingCatching up on the court cases: February 19, 2021
A few things happened this week in some of the pending court cases involving the city. Let’s catch up.
Continue readingGrocer associations sue to block “hazard pay” requirement
On the day that Seattle’s new $4 per hour “hazard pay” ordinance took effect, two trade associations representing local grocery companies filed suit to block the ordinance.
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