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Essential workers could get $25,000 in hazard pay under 'Hero Fund' plan
Senate Democrats are proposing nurses and doctors, but also grocery clerks and transit workers, get as much as $25,000 in hazard pay from the federal government.
Democrats in Congress want to give essential workers a raise.
They propose that nurses and doctors, grocery clerks and transit workers, get as much as $25,000 in hazard pay from the federal government.
"This proposed ‘Heroes Fund’ would provide premium pay to these essential workers – the doctors and nurses, grocery store workers, transit workers, and more who are central to fighting this crisis,” said Senator Chuck Schumer, who did not detail the plan's cost.
The proposal caps benefits at $25,000 for workers making less than $200,000 a year and $5,000 for workers making more.
