pandemic pay

While the state comptroller’s office says there are no system-wide issues, many Connecticut residents say they’re seeing problems applying for the Hero Pay program.

More than 26,000 Hero Pay applications have been submitted less than a week after it launched.

A helpline is available to help people who need some assistance applying to the state’s “Hero Pay” program, which is aimed at providing up to $1,000 in pandemic pay for eligible, private-sector essential workers who were employed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. While people who work in several fields are eligible, this program only applies to essential workers…

The State of Connecticut on Thursday officially launched the application process for the “Hero Pay” program, which is expected to provide up to $1,000 in pandemic pay for eligible, private-sector essential workers who were employed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is what you should know about the program. The $30 million Premium Pay Program is sometimes called…

Though a soft launch happened days ago, the state says it plans to officially launch the pandemic “Hero Pay” program in the coming days.

The state expects in the next several days to officially launch a program to provide up to $1,000 in pandemic pay for eligible, private-sector essential workers in Connecticut who were employed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state comptroller’s office said they are working to expand the system capacity and they are urging people to wait for the…

A state program offering up to $1,000 for essential workers who could not work from home during the pandemic will launch later this week.

Up to $1,000 in pandemic pay will be available for eligible, private-sector essential workers in Connecticut who were employed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Up to $1,000 in pandemic pay will be available for eligible, private-sector essential workers in Connecticut who were employed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a soft launch on Friday and the website for applications went up that morning. While there has been significant interest in the program, officials from the office of the state comptroller said…

Up to $1,000 in pandemic pay is available for eligible, private-sector essential workers in Connecticut who were employed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a new website for applications up and running on Friday. Workers must have earned $149,999 annually or less to be eligible. The $30 million Premium Pay Program will officially kick off next week, following the...

We’ve seen protests for both higher wages and better benefits throughout the state and this week, the governor had a breakthrough with some of the unions for state employees. So where are they now? NBC Connecticut’s American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) President Ed Hawthorne talks about the deal that’s on the table and another...