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Pandemic pay for essential workers bill kicked back to committee by Conn. House

A bill from the General Assembly's Labor Committee that allow essential workers to apply for pandemic pay for their service during the public health emergency is slowly moving through the legislative process with the end of the session slated for May 4th.  The House referred the proposal this week to the Committee on Appropriations.  In the Labor Committee, Danbury Senator Julie Kushner and Redding Representative Anne Hughes voted for the measure.  The proposal would give $2,000 for full-time workers, and $1,000 for part-time workers deemed essential.  There is $750 million in the Connecticut Essential Workers’ Pandemic Pay and federal funds from the American Rescue Plan.  The bill would require workers to apply. The money would be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Eligibility would be verified.

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