Hazard pay
Hazard pay or danger money (British English)[1] is income in addition to regular wages given for performing work under hazardous or dangerous conditions. Hazardous work means that use of reasonable protective gear does not adequately mitigate the inherent risks involved in the work, wherein harm or death could result.[2]
Examples
[edit]COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
[edit]In Detroit, Michigan the municipal government paid certain public employees an additional $5 per hour to perform their jobs during the Coronavirus outbreak from April to June 2020.[3][4]
In the United States a group of federal employees from various agencies filed a failed lawsuit[5] attempting to force the government to pay hazard pay during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Hazard pay".
hazard pay - noun [..] (also hazardous duty pay); (UK danger money) - extra money that is paid to someone because their job is dangerous
- ↑ "Hazard Pay | U.S. Department of Labor".
- ↑ "Detroit will offer hazard pay to first responders, as harsh budget cuts loom". 10 April 2020.
- ↑ "Recission of executive order 2020-1: hazard bonus pay" (PDF). detroitmi.gov.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Sisk, Richard (30-03-2020). "VA Workers Sue for Hazardous Duty Pay During Pandemic." Military.com. Retrieved 16-06-2020.
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