Originally Posted by
EDVPLT
CARES money can only be used for Payroll and benefits. So if there is any money left over that will just continue to be used but only for the purpose of paying employees and their benefits.
My understanding is that in exchange for taking the CARES money, airlines committed to not furlough or cut pay until Oct. 1 (and continuation of certain air service, etc...). Implicitly the money is meant to help workers, so we assumed that CARES Act money only goes to payroll. But I don't think that's how it is spelled out in the law.