Nearly 670,000 frontline workers in Minnesota to get $750 pandemic bonus
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Hundreds of thousands of first responders, medical workers, meatpackers and grocery clerks in Minnesota are in line for a $750 bonus check for remaining on the job as the COVID-19 pandemic raged.
Gov. Tim Walz on Friday signed into law a bill that allocates a total of $500 million to cover the one-time payments for an estimated 667,000 frontline workers, who state officials said can expect checks in 10 to 12 weeks. It also provides $2.7 billion to replenish Minnesota's unemployment trust fund.
The bonus payments follow months of debate, with the additional "hero pay" checks first proposed in Minnesota last July.
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