President Donald Trump signed into law a more than $100 billion coronavirus aid bill Wednesday night (March 18), providing free testing and ensuring paid emergency leave for some employees, among other measures.
The White House is now negotiating plans for a much larger aid package, intended to help salvage the economy. Meanwhile, here's what's included in the just-passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act, how it will affect music gig workers, many of whose livelihoods have come to a screeching halt -- and a note on what's to come. Paid emergency leave The bill includes a number of provisions for paid emergency leave, but only traditional salaried or hourly workers are fully covered.