Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Calls on Federal Government to Provide Hazard Pay to Essential Public Workers
April 21, 2020
April 21, 2020
ALBANY, New York, April 21 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release:
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo called on the federal government to provide hazard pay for essential public workers on the front lines, proposing a 50 percent bonus for these workers. According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, 41 percent of frontline workers are people of color. Of those frontline workers, 45 percent of public transit workers, 5 . . .
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo called on the federal government to provide hazard pay for essential public workers on the front lines, proposing a 50 percent bonus for these workers. According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, 41 percent of frontline workers are people of color. Of those frontline workers, 45 percent of public transit workers, 5 . . .