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Olympia to require grocery stores provide hazard pay
Apr. 14—Olympia will require large grocery stores to pay their employees $4 more per hour in hazard pay beginning next month.
The ordinance, which city council passed on Tuesday by a 6-0 vote, is intended to recognize the risks faced by grocery workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
One council member, Renata Rollins, was absent for the vote but briefly appeared to express support for the measure.
"Olympia residents want Olympia to be a leader in wage equity and a leader in workplace safety, and this is a small ask in my opinion," said council member Jim Cooper, who estimated it could affect about 450 workers citywide.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/olympia-to-require-grocery-stores-provide-hazard-pay/ar-BB1fE9Nq
