Coronavirus Updates: Atlanta Is Giving ‘Front-Line’ Employees Hazard Pay

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March 31st, 2020

A man leaves a restaurant with a take-out order in Atlanta. The city will pay more than 5,000 employees an extra $500 a month in hazard pay due to the coronavirus pandemic.

John Bazemore / Associated Press

Updated Tuesday at 8:59 p.m.

Atlanta is giving hazard pay to the city’s “front-line” employees.

Under the new policy, issued by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, eligible employees will be paid an extra $500 a month, according to a press release from the city.

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