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Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Act boosts high-risk health care workers pay by up to $35,000; up to $25,000 for other essential employees
Washington, DC, April 21, 2020
- High-risk health care workers would receive a flat rate hazard pay increase of $18.50 an hour, capped at $35,000 for workers earning less than $200,000 annually and $15,000 for workers earning over $200,000 annually.
- Other essential workers would receive a flat rate hazard pay increase of $13 an hour, capped at $25,000 for workers earning less than $200,000 annually and $5,000 for those earning over $200,000 annually.
- Telework hours are not covered.
- The hazard pay timeline is January 31, 2020 - December 31, 2020.
- Essential workers” and “high risk health care workers” would be eligible to receive back pay from January 31, 2020.
- Self-employed individuals and independent contractors would be eligible for hazard pay.
- Failure by employers to pay eligible employees the proper hazard pay amount would be treated as a violation of section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206).
More information on the definitions of “high-risk health care worker” and essential worker” can be found in the summary here.
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