Eligible workers will have 45 days to apply for Frontline Worker
Pay at frontlinepay.mn.gov Visit the webpage for helpful resources, such as answers to frequently asked questions, informational handouts in multiple languages, brief how-to videos and more.
To be eligible for Frontline Worker Pay, the applicant:
- must have been employed at least 120 hours in Minnesota in one or more frontline sectors
between March 15, 2020, and June 30, 2021;
- for the hours worked during this time period the applicant –
- was not able to telework due to the nature of the individual’s work and
- worked in close proximity to people outside of the individual’s household;
- must meet the income requirements for at least one of the 2020 or 2021 tax years –
- workers with direct COVID-19 patient care responsibilities must have had an adjusted
gross income* less than $350,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly, or less than
$175,000 for other filers and
- for workers in occupations without direct COVID-19 patient care responsibilities, the
adjusted gross income* limit is $185,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly, or $85,000
for other filers; and
- must not have received an unemployment insurance benefit payment for more than 20
weeks on a cumulative basis for weeks between March 15, 2020, and June 26, 2021.
Application process is now open and will remain open until July 22nd at 5pm. Please Visit the Frontline Worker Pay website for more information and to apply.
*Please Note: MRCI does not make any determination on who qualifies, the amount of pay or the appeal process*
