HR 8349 · 116th Congress · Labor and Employment

Hazard Pay for Essential Workers Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-09-22· Sponsored by Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.(2020-09-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Hazard Pay for Essential Workers Act of 2020 This bill provides an additional $13 per hour of premium pay to employees performing specified essential work up to a maximum of $10,000 during and shortly after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency; the bill provides for such pay out of the COVID-19 Hazard Fund through grants to employers.…

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