State workers will receive an average of $1,500 bonuses under the arbitration award, higher than the $1,000 bonuses awarded to some private sector workers earlier this year.
Premium Pay Program
Connecticut essential workers employed in the private sector during the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for a bonus of up to $1,000.
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CT essential worker bonuses to be cut for all but lowest-income
CT Democratic leaders said they had no choice, given the limited funds Gov. Ned Lamont would support for the Premium Pay program.
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CT essential worker relief caught in debate over who owes ‘heroes’
CT essential workers waiting to learn if they’ll receive $1,000 bonuses are stuck in a debate between Gov. Ned Lamont, businesses and labor.
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CT essential workers could see bonuses of $233, not $1,000
CT pandemic bonuses for essential workers are to be slashed. Comptroller-elect Scanlon is calling for another $100 million for the program.
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At least 248,000 private-sector workers filed for pandemic bonuses
Connecticut’s Premium Pay Program bonus payouts may be months away. And with only $30 million to give out, each could be well under $1,000.
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Over 154k CT private sector essential workers seek COVID bonuses
Soaring demand for the COVID bonuses for essential private-sector workers could cut them from a promoted $1,000 to $200 or less.
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CT reserved $1,000 pandemic bonuses for 30,000 workers. At least 255,000 want them.
Demand for the Premium Pay Program far outweighs what the state budgeted, leading some lawmakers to call for increased funding.
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I was a CT essential worker. What COVID-19 relief is available to me?
Connecticut has launched the Premium Pay Program and COVID-19 Relief Fund for essential workers during the pandemic. Here are the details.
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CT essential worker bonuses should be fully funded, Scanlon says
CT Democrat comptroller candidate Sean Scanlon says $1,000 grants for essential private-sector workers shouldn’t be reduced.
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CT essential worker bonuses could be reduced as demand grows
Pandemic bonuses for CT private-sector essential workers will likely be reduced as surging demand tests the program’s budget.
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High demand for CT pandemic bonus program crashed website
The number of applications for pandemic bonuses for CT private-sector workers in the first days of the program crashed the program’s website.
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CT essential private sector workers can now apply for pandemic bonuses
Essential CT private-sector employees who staffed vital services during the pandemic can now apply for up to a $1,000 bonus from the state.
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Labor advocates say CT too frugal with pandemic pay for private sector
Labor advocates fear the state’s pandemic pay program for essential private workers may not have enough funds for all who risked their lives.