Hazard Pay In Stimulus Package

The original heroes act included 190 billion in hazard pay for for front line health care workers and others in risky jobs.

Hazard pay in stimulus package. The package does not include hazard pay for essential workers. Right now hazard pay for essential workers should be considered and non negotiable resource that congressional leaders must approve in any additional stimulus package that passes congress. Democrats unveiled the 3 trillion stimulus package on tuesday which they are calling the heroes act.

Hazard pay 190 billion cut. As congress considers more financial aid for coronavirus 3 trillion stimulus package known as the heroes act one provision is providing hazard pay to workers whose occupations have put them on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 100 000 americans. Nearly four months ago the house passed the heroes act as its version of a fourth coronavirus stimulus package and included within it 200 billion in hazard pay funds for essential workers as.

Democrats have proposed another stimulus package which includes hazard pay for critical workers. While much of the discussion on the next coronavirus relief package has centered on stimulus checks renewing the federal unemployment benefits and extending a federal moratorium on evictions hazard pay for essential workers has fallen through the cracks although it was included in the heroes act passed by house democrats in may senate majority leader mitch mcconnell s proposed heals act. The bill does not extend stimulus checks to adult dependents.

The package includes 1 trillion for states and cities to provide hazard pay for critical workers. The projected price tag of the covid 19 hazard pay is 200 billion. What s in the new 900 billion stimulus package.