New House COVID-19 Bill Includes Hazard Pay for Feds, Strengthens Protections for Telework and Sick Leave

NextGov: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday unveiled a $3 trillion bill aimed at continuing the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic which, in addition to a variety of stimulus payments, state and local government aid, and additional federal agency spending, seeks to provide frontline federal workers with hazard pay and expands other protections for employees.

Although the White House and Senate Republicans have balked at considering another round of COVID-19 response legislation in recent days, Pelosi said lawmakers must act now if the country is to successfully navigate the crisis.

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