Feinberg: Federal Virus Workers' Fund Would Need Hard Criteria, Transparency, Speed

Advocates of a federal fund designed to compensate victims of COVID-19 would face a host of thorny issues, from eligibility criteria to the amount of compensation, said the man who administered the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and several other funds over the last 20 years. “They need to think long and hard about doing this at all,” said Kenneth Feinberg, the New York attorney and mediator who has overseen the disbursement of billions in public and private funds. “The minute you start thinking about singling out certain people for compensation, you run into all sorts of...