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Connecticut “Hero Pay” Payments Begin (2/1/23)


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Comptroller's Office: Don't be Confused by Recent Hero Pay Email
NBC Connecticut | Feb 16, 2023

‘Hero Pay' to Begin Going Out Next Week
NBC | Jan 24, 2023

'Hero Pay' disbursements for Connecticut essential workers to begin Feb. 1
FOX 61 | Jan 24, 2023

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Private-sector essential employees who worked in Connecticut during the COVID-19 pandemic may receive up to $1,000 in premium pay (or "hero pay") through a $30 million fund established under the state budget approved by the General Assembly and Gov. Ned Lamont.

To be eligible, workers must have earned less than $150,000 annually; must have been unable to work from home (i.e., had to report to work on-site); and had to be employed in an essential, non-governmental job between March 10, 2020 and May 7, 2022.

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Connecticut's Pandemic "Hero Pay" Program Goes Into Effect
Jackson Lewis via SHRM | Aug 2022


Connecticut Essential Worker COVID-19 Relief Fund and Premium Pay Program
CT Essential Worker COVID-19 Relief

Premium Pay Eligibility
COVID-19 Relief Eligibility

Application Helpline:  833-660-2503
Hours: 9am-4pm ET
contactus@CTEssentialWorkerRelief.org


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