GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — U.S. Sen. Gary Peters is proposing legislation which would provide “hero pay” for essential workers. It would include health care workers to grocery store employees.
The proposal would give essential workers an additional $13 per hour as well as a $25,000 bonus.
Speaking toWILX, the NBC affiliate in Lansing, Peters said essential workers are risking their health, and because of that they should be compensated.
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