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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Susan Haigh and David A. Lieb

Connecticut facing growing cost of pandemic bonus pay

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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 was meeting to revamp the distribution formula for the Premium Pay Program for private sector workers.

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