Will Next Stimulus Package Include Hazard Pay

Hazard pay for essential workers isn t a top priority in congress.

Will next stimulus package include hazard pay. 20 2021 but on tuesday he introduced his picks for the nation s most important economic positions he reiterated his call for congress to. Senate stimulus package expected to include liability protections for employers but exclude hazard pay for essential workers. Biden unveils 1 9tn coronavirus stimulus package plan includes 160bn in vaccination funds and 1tn in relief to families including 1 400 stimulus checks maanvi singh.

Republicans have communicated that they will include another round of 1 200 stimulus checks in the forthcoming senate stimulus package proposal but senate leader mitch mcconnell indicates that he doesn t expect the stimulus package to include hazard pay for. The heals act proposed by the senate last week did not include any hazard pay provisions. The hazard pay would be set aside in a heroes fund and provide an additional 13 per hour for essential frontline workers up to a maximum premium pay of 25 000 for workers earning less than.

Republicans have communicated that they will include another round of. But it appears the senate won t include hazard pay on its wishlist for the next stimulus package. Hazard pay stimulus package 2020.

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. No time to waste. New stimulus package would include hazard pay for critical workers.

Senate stimulus package expected to include liability protections for employers but exclude hazard pay for essential workers. Instead of considering the heroes act the senate put forth its own bill the health economic assistance liability protection and schools or heals act that would allocate 1 trillion for another round of stimulus checks and more aid for small businesses. President elect joe biden doesn t take office until jan.

While the republicans have so far refused to include hazard pay for essential workers in any additional stimulus package.