On March 16, 2021, the City Council of Costa Mesa, California, passed an urgency ordinance establishing premium pay for retail grocery and pharmacy workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Costa Mesa is a large city in Orange...more
3/23/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Essential Workers ,
Grocery Store Workers ,
Grocery Stores ,
Hazard Pay ,
Local Ordinance ,
Municipalities ,
Notice Requirements ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Pharmacies ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
On March 2, 2021, the City Council of Santa Ana, California, passed an urgency ordinance establishing premium pay for grocery and retail pharmacy workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Santa Ana is the county seat of Orange...more
3/12/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Essential Workers ,
Grocery Store Workers ,
Grocery Stores ,
Hazard Pay ,
Local Ordinance ,
Municipalities ,
Notice Requirements ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Pharmacies ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
On February 25, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion for preliminary injunction brought by the California Grocers Association (CGA) against the City of Long Beach. In California...more
3/8/2021
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Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Equal Protection ,
Grocery Store Workers ,
Grocery Stores ,
Hazard Pay ,
Local Ordinance ,
NLRA ,
Preemption ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
State Constitutions ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard ,
Trade Associations ,
Wage and Hour
On February 16, 2021, the City Council of West Hollywood, California, passed an urgency ordinance establishing premium pay for grocery workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. West Hollywood is located in central Los Angeles...more