California Grocers Association v. City of Long Beach

  1. August 09, 2021

    Long Beach Escapes Calif. Grocers' Pandemic Pay Challenge

    With a union's help, Long Beach, California, dodged a lawsuit by a grocers' association challenging a city ordinance that bumped pay for frontline grocery store workers, as a federal judge agreed Monday to dismiss the case that had gone to the Ninth Circuit.

  2. March 25, 2021

    Long Beach Says Seattle Win Sinks 'Hero Pay' Challenge

    The city of Long Beach, California, on Wednesday urged a California federal court to toss the California Grocers Association's latest complaint in its challenge to the city's pandemic pay bump ordinance, pointing to the city of Seattle's recent victory over a similar suit in Washington federal court.

  3. February 26, 2021

    Calif. Judge Won't Block Long Beach Pandemic Pay Raise Law

    A Long Beach, California, ordinance granting a pay bump for frontline grocery store workers survived an attempt by grocers to block it, after a federal judge said the grocers hadn't shown they would succeed on their claims that the law was illegal.

  4. February 23, 2021

    Nixing Grocer Pandemic Pay May Not Be On Calif. Judge's List

    A California federal judge appeared hesitant Tuesday to grant a preliminary injunction that would halt a Long Beach ordinance requiring grocery stores to pay workers a premium due to COVID-19, referencing during a video conference his own struggles to secure food and supplies during the early days of the pandemic.

  5. February 10, 2021

    Union Asks To Join Suit To Back Grocer 'Hero Pay' Law

    A United Food and Commercial Workers International Union local asked a California federal court to let it intervene in a state grocers association's suit challenging a Long Beach wage hike due to the COVID-19 pandemic so that it can defend itself.

  6. January 25, 2021

    Judge Won't Block COVID-19 Premium Pay For Calif. Grocers

    A Long Beach, California, city ordinance requiring that grocery stores pay workers a premium due to COVID-19 can stay in effect while a challenge from a grocers' association moves forward in California federal court, after a judge refused to block the requirement.

  7. January 20, 2021

    Calif. Grocers Association Sues To Block Virus Premium Pay

    The California Grocers Association filed suit Wednesday against the City of Long Beach over a new ordinance that requires grocery stores to temporarily bump their workers' pay during the pandemic, arguing that the ordinance is unconstitutional and is preempted by the National Labor Relations Act.