Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act
- Last Action
- 5/7/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-07Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-07Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-07Introduced in House
- 2021-05-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-07 (00)
Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act
This bill provides hazard pay, in addition to regular pay, to health care and essential workers for specified periods during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Health care workers, which include physicians and support staff, among others, are eligible for a maximum of $35,000 in aggregate hazard pay. Essential workers, as determined by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, are eligible for a maximum of $25,000 in aggregate hazard pay.
The Department of the Treasury must make payments to employers based on an employer's quarterly projections of the number of hours worked by eligible employees, including specified hours worked prior to the enactment of this bill. Employers must issue hazard payments to eligible employees not later than 14 days after receiving payments from Treasury.
The bill establishes and provides funding for the Coronavirus Essential and High-Risk Health Care Workers Hazard Payment Fund to implement this program.
Cosponsors (12)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
Subjects
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government trust funds
- Health personnel
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Wages and earnings
- Worker safety and health
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