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‘Hero Pay' Went to More Than 150,000 Essential Workers
More than 150,000 essential workers in Connecticut received “Hero Pay” during the program, according to the state comptroller. Comptroller Sean Scanlon said Wednesday that the Premium Pay program has ended and 157,811 essential workers received one-time payments up to $1,000. The application window closed on Oct. 1 and 152,692 payments were sent in February and March, according to the comptroller….
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Lawmakers Consider Bill to Expand CT's Premium Pay
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.
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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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State to Expedite ‘Hero Pay' Payments to Recipients
Secretary of the State Sean Scanlon says the state will expedite ‘Hero Pay’ payments to essential workers over the next two weeks.
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‘Hero Pay' to Begin Going Out Next Week
State Comptroller Sean Scanlon says ‘Hero Pay’ for eligible essential workers who worked through the pandemic and applied to the program will begin going out next week.
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When You Can Expect to Receive Your Hero Pay
Some good news for those essential workers that have applied and qualified for hero pay. The office of the state comptroller announced that qualified applicants will begin seeing their payments starting in early February. The Hero Pay program was designed to compensate essential workers with $1,000 for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We can never fully repay essential workers…
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Conn. Facing Growing Cost of Pandemic Bonus Pay
A Connecticut program that offered “hero pay” to essential workers at the peak of of the coronavirus pandemic got so many applicants that state lawmakers had to go back into session Monday to provide extra funding and put new limits on who could get the biggest bonuses. The Connecticut General Assembly voted to revamp the distribution formula for the Premium…
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CT Legislators Vote to Extend Gas Tax Holiday
Connecticut’s General Assembly convened in a special session Monday called by Gov. Ned Lamont to help families with rising costs.
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CT Legislators Vote to Extend Gas Tax Holiday
Connecticut legislators have voted to extend the state’s gas tax holiday through the end of the year and increase funding for the Hero Pay program. Several initiatives were considered under one bill, HB 6001. It’s described as “an act concerning the suspension of certain gas taxes, the expansion of free bus service, bottle deposit labels and funding for the...
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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 Changes Messaging on Hero Pay Eligibility
The state has quietly changed messaging on just who is eligible to ‘Hero Pay’ pandemic funds.
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NBC CT Responds Discovers Hero Pay Eligibility Messaging Changed Over Time
An eligibility requirement written on the state’s Hero Pay program’s website was at one point changed. The Hero Pay program passed in the state budget with the hopes to give essential workers up to $1,000 for their hard work on the frontlines during the pandemic. Friday, after NBC CT Responds heard from a frustrated essential worker who was denied...
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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...
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Here's What Comes Next for CT ‘Hero Pay' Program
Saturday was the deadline to apply for the Connecticut “Hero Pay” program and the state is going to start the process of reviewing submissions. The state received around 190,000 completed submissions, which include uploading all documents and attestations, according to the Office of the State Comptroller. They said another 169,000 provided their identity information but did not complete the document…