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Public hearing held on proposed pandemic pay for essential workers

A public hearing has been held by the Connecticut legislature's Labor Committee on a bill that would grant essential workers pandemic pay.  Danbury state Senator Julie Kushner says the proposal is limited to those who had to work during the emergency declared by the governor or fall into the CDC’s phase 1a or 1b of the COVID-19 vaccination program, like healthcare workers and those essential to maintaining infrastructure.   Essential workers would have to apply to be eligible for $2,000 for full time workers, $1,000 for part timers, on a first-come, first-served basis. The money would not be taxed.  If signed into law, the deadline to file in January 1, 2023. There is $750 million in the Connecticut Essential Workers’ Pandemic Pay and federal funds from the American Rescue Plan.

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