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Lawmakers Consider Bill to Expand CT's Premium Pay to Include More Essential Workers
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would expand Connecticut’s premium pay program and make an additional category of essential workers eligible for the one-time bonus. The program was established by lawmakers last year as a way to say “thank you” to the people who worked during the height of the pandemic. The rollout caused headaches for some who reported...
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Comptroller's Office: Don't be Confused by Recent Hero Pay Email
If you’re an essential worker who has already received a Hero Pay payment, you may have been confused by an email you received Thursday morning. A viewer reached out to NBC CT Responds after he got an email from the company the state contracted with saying his direct deposit didn’t work, so he should expect to see a check...
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Face the Facts: Hero Pay – What Qualifying Essential Workers Can Expect
The promise of a $1,000 bonus for frontline workers who headed to work when everyone else was in the safety of their homes during the pandemic, what has been dubbed Hero Pay, has turned into quite a headache for state lawmakers recently, and now they’re trying to fix it. State Comptroller-elect Sean Scanlon will be one of the ones making…
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State Comptroller-Elect Asking Lawmakers to Approve More ‘Hero Pay' Funding
As it stands right now, accepted applicants who make less than $100,000 will receive $232.67, not $1,000, because current funding has to be pro-rated to cut a check to all those who did get approved.
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State Comptroller-Elect Asking Lawmakers to Approve More ‘Hero Pay' Funding
Remember “Hero Pay?” It’s a program passed in the state budget to give a one time bonus, up to $1,000, to thank certain essential workers for their work on the frontlines. The application process had many reaching out to us frustrated. Now, it’s nearing time to cut the checks. But, as expected, there’s not enough cash to get essential...