Denver Will Issue Additional Pay for Employees Due to COVID-19 Impacts Published on October 26, 2021 Mayor Michael B. Hancock tonight shared his appreciation for the passage of two employee pay initiatives related to the COVID-19 pandemic: Premium Pay for employees who risked exposure to the virus in 2020 before vaccines were widely available in order to deliver city services to the community; and a Public Health Order Compliance Payment. Tagged as: , Finance, Human Resource Center, Mayor, Payroll