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Premium Pay for Grocery Workers and Retail Pharmacy Workers <br />March 2, 2021 <br />Page 4 <br />5 <br />0 <br />2 <br />Proposed Urgency Ordinance <br />The following are key components of the proposed ordinance: <br />Grocery Store and Retail Pharmacy Applicability: <br />o The ordinance applies to certain grocery stores and retail pharmacies <br />(“hiring entities”) which employ over 300 workers nationally and more than <br />15 employees per grocery store location or retail pharmacy location in <br />Santa Ana. <br />A “grocery store” means a store that devotes 70 percent or more of <br />its business to retailing a general range of food products, and/or a <br />store that has at least 15,000 square feet of floor space dedicated <br />to retailing a general range of food products. <br />“Retail pharmacy” means a corporate or chain (three or more <br />locations nationally) pharmacy or publicly-traded company that is <br />licensed as a pharmacy by the State of California and that <br />dispenses medications to the general public at retail prices. <br />Premium Pay Wages for Designated Workers: <br />o The ordinance requires hiring entities to provide each designated worker <br />with premium pay consisting of an additional $4 cash per hour for each hour <br />worked. <br />For the purposes of the ordinance, “designated worker” means a <br />grocery worker or retail pharmacy worker employed by a hiring entity <br />who is entitled to premium pay pursuant to the ordinance. <br /> Recognition of Premium Pay Already Being Provided: <br />o If a grocery store or retail pharmacy already provides hourly premium pay <br />in accordance with the ordinance, such compensation may be credited <br />toward the additional $4 per hour of premium pay (and achieving <br />compliance if such pay is in the full amount of $4). <br />Duration of Premium Pay: <br />o The ordinance requires premium pay for designated workers for (120) days, <br />beginning on the effective date of the ordinance. <br />Notice of Rights: <br />o Grocery stores and retail pharmacies must advise their employees of their <br />rights under the ordinance, including their right to premium pay guaranteed <br />by the ordinance. <br />Private Right of Action: <br />o A designated worker that suffers financial injury as a result of a violation of <br />the ordinance or is the subject of retaliation may bring a civil action in a court <br />of competent jurisdiction against the hiring entity or other person violating <br />the ordinance.