State of Oregon employees required to work in-person during pandemic will get hazard pay of up to $1,550

State workers in Oregon who had to work in-person during the pandemic are set to receive one-time "COVID hazard payments" of up to $1,550. These employees include corrections workers at Coffee Creek Correctional Institution, pictured in this file photo.

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Gov. Kate Brown has agreed to award state workers who were required to report to work in person during the pandemic one-time “COVID hazard payments” of up to $1,550 under new tentative labor agreements.

All state employees who had to work in-person for at least 480 hours between March 8, 2020, and June 30, 2021, will be eligible, according to a summary of the tentative deal the state reached with SEIU 503. A member of AFSCME Council 75′s bargaining team on Tuesday confirmed that union reached the same deal.


      

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