hazard pay

noun

US
: extra money that someone is paid for doing work that is dangerous

Examples of hazard pay in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This decision represents a significant milestone in labor relations, extending hazard pay provisions beyond union contracts to a broader range of workers. Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024 Depending on seniority, skill rate, hazard pay, overtime differential, plus tonnage bonus (which can be anywhere between $15,000-$20,000 a year), a longshoreman can make between $150,000-$250,000 annually. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024 God, all of these young female gymnasts who were treated terribly by the establishment deserve a ton of back hazard pay, for starters. Emma Specter, Vogue, 17 July 2024 Ultimately, too much of the menu, which includes such large-format dishes as suckling pig, leads me to wonder if food critics can file for hazard pay. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 July 2024 In addition to hazard pay, the allocation includes funding for a hazard pay arbitration decision made in January that affects approximately 7,800 employees in the Department of Education. Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024 Employees who reported to work for less than 420 days within the specified timeframe, including remote workers, are entitled to $10,000 in hazard pay. Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024 Also, your hazard pay doesn’t count for your worker’s compensation. Connor Goodwin, ProPublica, 19 Apr. 2024 Others on the squad were also frustrated that a position was essentially created for Levesque, who returned with the pay of a Detective III rank on top of the hazard pay that comes with being on the bomb squad, according to the lawsuit. Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023

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“Hazard pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazard%20pay. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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