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Ritchie Torres: “But you recognize that hazard pay could be a critical tool for sustaining and retaining a work force that is in danger…”

On the recordJune 13, 2022
But you recognize that hazard pay could be a critical tool for sustaining and retaining a work force that is in danger of burning out and turning over in a global pandemic?
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Ritchie Torres
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Torres argues that hazard pay is essential for workforce retention during the pandemic.

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