Congress Stimulus Bill Hazard Pay
Hazard pay for the frontlines during health emergencies act this bill requires employers to pay specified health care workers 125 percent of such workers regular rate of pay during a federal public health emergency.
Congress stimulus bill hazard pay. A democratic plan released three weeks ago would increase front line workers wages by as much as 25 000 for the year but the proposal is unlikely to make it into the next piece of stimulus legislation. Essential workers hoping to see bigger paychecks during the pandemic will have to wait as congress tackles issues other than hazard pay. 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.
The 200 billion heroes fund would provide care providers 13 an hour in hazard pay above their regular pay. The house successfully passed a fourth stimulus relief package yesterday. There is no surety that congress will approve another stimulus package but that is not stopping people or groups from demanding more funds for themselves.
Certain healthcare workers who have been left out of the previous three covid 19 stimulus bills passed by congress. The 3 trillion heroes act contains a second round of 1 200 stimulus checks 200 billion in hazard pay for essential. Healthcare workers ask for hazard pay in next bill.
One such group that is rightfully asking congress to provide more financial assistance or.