Redwood City passes temporary hazard pay for grocery, drugstore workers

Redwood City passes temporary hazard pay for grocery, drugstore workers

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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/04/13/redwood-city-passes-temporary-hazard-pay-for-grocery-drugstore-workers/

REDWOOD CITY — Redwood City on Monday became the latest Bay Area city to require temporary hazard pay for grocery and pharmacy workers, but the councilwoman who pushed the measure thinks more can be done.

City council members voted unanimously to require all grocery stores and pharmacies with more than 750 employees nationwide to give $5 an hour in extra hazard pay to workers because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That means employees at stores such as Nob Hill, Rite Aid, Safeway, Whole Foods and Target in Redwood City will get a boost in pay until July 11.