Expecting applicants to have a preexisting policy is nonsensical because the hazard pay was itself an emergency response to COVID.
Ritchie Torres: “Expecting applicants to have a preexisting policy is nonsensical because the hazard pay was itself an emergency response…”
On the recordJune 13, 2022
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Torres criticizes the requirement for preexisting policies for hazard pay as unreasonable.
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