‘A massive drafting error’: GOP senators warn coronavirus relief bill could incentivize mass layoffs

Published March 25, 2020 6:21pm ET



Three Republican senators said the new coronavirus relief bill could lead to employers putting many out of work.

“A massive drafting error in the current version of the coronavirus relief legislation could have devastating consequences: Unless this bill is fixed, there is a strong incentive for employees to be laid off instead of going to work,” Sens. Ben Sasse, Lindsey Graham, and Tim Scott said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

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