Lawmakers Seek Federal Fund to Cover COVID Costs for Essential Workers

A handful of U.S. Senators on Wednesday proposed a federal fund that would pay for medical treatment and other costs incurred by specified workers diagnosed with COVID-19. Sens. Kamala Harris of California, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut — all Democrats — and Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, pitched a national “Essential Frontline Worker Compensation Fund” in a letter to congressional leaders. The program would be administered by the Department of Labor and would reimburse frontline workers for expenses incu...