At the end of April, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law – after an extended period of political debate and compromise in the Minnesota Legislature – that provides Minnesota frontline workers the opportunity to apply for bonus payments. The new law comes with $500 million for bonus payments in recognition of frontline workers’ dedication and sacrifice during the COVID-19 emergency declared by the state.
There are several criteria that must be met in order for frontline workers to qualify for the bonus. First, the law limits eligibility to workers in specific job sectors:
Long-term care and home care
Health care
Emergency responders
Public health, social service, and regulatory service
Courts and corrections
Child care
Schools, including charter schools, state schools and higher education
Food service, including production, processing, preparation, sale and delivery
Retail, including sales, fulfillment, distribution and delivery
Temporary shelters and hotels
Building services, including maintenance, janitorial and security
Public transit
Ground and air transportation services
Manufacturing
Vocational rehabilitation
The law also requires that to be eligible, a worker must have been:
Employed in the job sector for at least 120 hours between March 15, 2020, and June 30, 2021
Unable to telework due to the nature of their job
Working in close proximity to people outside of their home
There are also income limits on...
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