Montebello Sued Over $4 Hazard Pay Hike For Grocery Workers

Los Angeles CA

04 February, 2021

5:18 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles February 4, 2021 MONTEBELLO (CBSLA) – The city of Montebello has been sued over a controversial ordinance which it passed last week giving grocery and drug store workers a $4 per hour pay increase due to the hazards they face during the coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday by the California Grocer's Association, a trade group which represents hundreds of grocery stores statewide. It alleges that the pay hike will create labor costs too high for grocery stores to afford, forcing them to either raise prices, cut worker hours or close. It also argues the hazard pay ordinance is illegal because it singles out grocers but ignores "other groups that employ essential frontline workers," CGA said. Read more at CBS Los Angeles