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Re:Hazard pay in focus as essential workers earn less than t... by ceejayoz on Thursday July 02, 2020 @09:28AM (#23712863)
Isn't the point to get people to stay home?

"I'm making more doing what I'm supposed to be doing" seems like a good approach, not a side effect of rushed legislation.

Aren't you also not eligible for this unemployment if your work has reopened? You only get unemployment if you're willing to work.

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Re:Hazard pay in focus as essential workers earn less than t... by protonimitate on Thursday July 02, 2020 @09:50AM (#23713043)
I think the point of the $600 was to keep the economy from seizing up, and keeping people at home was a side effect.
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