Frontline workers in Minnesota now eligible for bonus payment

Photo by: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Photo by: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

(St. Paul, MN) -- Wednesday is the first day frontline COVID-19 workers are able to apply for a bonus check.

The checks, which can be applied for beginning at 8 a.m, are a part of a five-hundred-million-dollar fund being made available to workers in 15 industries including teachers, health care workers, and grocery store employees. Applications will be accepted until July 23rd. The amount each person received depends on the total number of accepted applications,

The check will be between seven-hundred-fifty and fifteen-hundred-dollars.

You can find a link to the applications by clicking here.