Applications open Oct. 28 for a second round of hazard pay funding. This time around, people who work in pharmacies, grocery stores and some retail stores will be eligible for the pay bonuses, which lawmakers designed to acknowledge the workers who stayed in high-contact positions as the COVID-19 crisis grew last spring. “This phase recognizes some of the forgotten heroes of last spring: the people who kept us fed, housed our most vulnerable, cared for our children, and so much more,” said Gov. Phil Scott o … (read more)
