Health Care Worker and First Responder Fairness Act

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many retired health care workers and first responders came back to work — but their extra earnings triggered Social Security benefit reductions under what's called the "retirement earnings test." This bill would exempt those pandemic-era wages (from January 2020 through May 2023) so those workers aren't penalized for stepping up. It also sets up a process to waive the earnings test for health care workers and first responders during any future public health emergencies where there's a workforce shortage.