Will The Next Stimulus Bill Include Hazard Pay

The house successfully passed a fourth stimulus relief package yesterday.

Will the next stimulus bill include hazard pay. 16 5 billion for ag also included recorder staff and wire reports may 13 2020 democrats have proposed another stimulus package which includes hazard pay for critical workers. The 908 billion plan would include extending the expiring enhanced unemployment benefits and reinstating the 300 weekly bonus payment but it doesn t provide a second stimulus check. It was the first proposal put forth by senate republicans for the second stimulus package.

The 3 trillion heroes act contains a second round of 1 200 stimulus checks 200 billion in hazard pay for essential workers six additional months of covid 19 unemployment funding for state local and tribal governments and food and housing assistance among several other things. Some senators including bernie sanders of vermont had insisted that any new relief bill include another round of checks worth 1 200 for low and middle income americans. 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.

The heals act proposed by the senate last. On the other hand the heals act did not include hazard pay for healthcare workers. But it appears the senate won t include hazard pay on its wishlist for the next stimulus package.

Will the next stimulus package include hazard pay. Senate stimulus package expected to include liability protections for employers but exclude hazard pay for essential 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.

The bonus would be up to an additional 12 an hour. The heals act health economic assistance liability protection and schools costing about 1 trillion was introduced in late july.