Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act

Summary

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Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act This bill requires employers to pay essential health care employees a premium amount in addition to their regular rate of pay during an emergency period. It also allows employers a payroll tax credit for the payment of such enhanced wages to essential employees.

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(6/4/20)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mrs. Watson Coleman

House (D) New Jersey – 12

Cosponsors (13)

Vela

(D) TX

Richmond

(D) LA

JACKSON-LEE

(D) TX

Thompson

House (D) Mississippi

Hayes

House (D) Connecticut

Beatty

House (D) Ohio

ENGEL

(D) NY

Barragán

House (D) California

Cohen

House (D) Tennessee

Carson

House (D) Indiana

Topics

Health

Government Spending & Operations

Latest Action

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jun 4, 2020