The bill, dubbed the Save Hotel Jobs Act, would be the first to give targeted relief to hotels. Businesses in the industry thus far have been relying on relief from Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans and other provisions from COVID-19 relief packages.
The legislation would direct payroll grants to be utilized for payroll and benefit expenses for workers and require hotels that receive grants to give laid-off workers recall rights to get back to work.
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It also would provide a personal protective equipment tax credit, which would allow a payroll tax credit for 50 percent of the costs of personal protective equipment, technology to reduce the impact of the pandemic, testing for employees and enhanced cleaning.
Hotel industry and union join forces to urge Congress for aid
April 28, 2021
Every day, hotels are closing for good, and hardworking, loyal employees are sadly being let go
The pandemic has left millions of hotel employees out of work and many more struggling to get by with less hours
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and UNITE HERE, the largest hospitality workers union in North America, today joined forces to call on Congress to pass the Save Hotel Jobs Act. The bill, introduced by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-Fla.), provides a lifeline to hotel workers, providing the assistance they need to survive until travel returns to pre-pandemic levels.
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Mitch McConnell’s office, where she rose through the ranks for more than a decade to become his legislative director, and joined Cornerstone Government Affairs as a lobbyist. Bunning, who McConnell called an “all-star” and a “key adviser” on whom relied on “extensively” during a farewell floor speech earlier this month, will lobby for a variety of clients across several policy areas, she told PI.