Promised Up To $750, MN Frontline Workers Will Only Get $487

MINNESOTA — More than 1 million of Minnesota's frontline workers will receive a bonus check of $487.45 this fall, Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday.

Workers were originally told they could receive up to $750 when Walz signed the measure into law in April.

Officials originally expected about 667,000 would qualify for the payment. However, 1,025,655 qualified and will be paid, according to the governor's office.

The money will start to hit bank accounts Wednesday, but payments will be processed throughout the fall, officials said. People who chose to receive payments through a debit card will be mailed their funds within three to four weeks, according to the governor's office.

The Frontline Worker Pay bill set aside $500 million for equal payments to eligible applicants, and applications were accepted from June 8 through July 22.

People whose applications were denied could then file an appeal between Aug. 16 and Aug. 31, which was followed by an appeal processing period.

People in the following industries can qualify for the bonus checks:

• Long-term care and home care
• Health care
• Emergency response
• Public health
• Social service
• Regulatory service
• Courts and corrections
• Child care
• Food service
• Retail
• Temporary shelters and hotels
• Building services
• Public transit
• Ground and air transportation services
• Manufacturing
• Vocational rehabilitation