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January 14, 2021 | 7:43 AM

Popular but underfunded hazard pay program helped many, left others behind

The program used $50 million in federal CARES Act money to pay an extra $3 per hour to essential workers who earn less than $20 an hour. It lasted 10 weeks, from late summer to early fall.
By An-Li Herring, Kate Giammarise/WESA
July 17, 2020 | 5:24 AM

State makes $50 million in hazard pay grants available for frontline workers

“It’s a very short time frame but we need to get this money on the street as quickly as we possibly can.”
By Ximena Conde/WHYY
May 3, 2020 | 7:52 AM

Senator Mitt Romney proposes hazard pay plan for essential workers

The Patriot Pay plan aims at providing bonus pay — up to $12 an hour on top of normal wages — for employees in eligible jobs.
By Jason Slotkin/NPR

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