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- WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 1, 2010) -- Corporate Voices for Working Families, a nonprofit business membership organization in Washington, D.C., has released its 2009 Employer Guide: Educate Your Employees About the Benefits They’ve Earned. This is the seventh year that Corporate Voices has updated the Employer Guide and made it available to companies and other organizations as a way to help low-wage employees take advantage of a host of federal benefits available to them. The guide provides detailed information about the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Medicaid and other federal benefits.Bookmark/Search this post with:
Initiatives Echo Key Theme in the State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 27, 2010) – Amidst the continuing economic downturn and increasing unease about the lingering high levels of national unemployment, President Obama is expected this evening to announce key investments for working families in his State of the Union Address.Bookmark/Search this post with:WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 4, 2009) — Donna Klein, Executive Chair and Founder of Corporate Voices for Working Families, was one of a select group of 130 national leaders from business, nonprofit organizations and education who were invited by President Obama to share their ideas on job creation during the White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth.
Klein was part of a panel discussion, Preparing Workers and Strengthening Main Street, led by Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and Melody Barnes, Director of the Domestic Policy Council.
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- 01/29/2010Amidst the current economic downturn, employees are feeling the pinch on their pocketbooks as many employers cut jobs, hours, and benefits in an effort to stay in business. In this grueling economic climate, a new toolkit released by Corporate Voices for Working Families is most welcome for those who are eligible for federal benefits. Corporate [...]
- 01/29/2010Corporate Voices for Working Families acknowledges the multiple crises that businesses across America are facing today, including an ill-prepared workforce. As a result, we are working to broaden our organizational platform to help the business community overcome some of these challenges, specifically focusing on workforce readiness. We have been engaged in the Ready by 21 Challenge [...]
- 01/27/2010Amidst the continuing economic downturn and increasing unease about the lingering high levels of national unemployment, President Obama is expected this evening to announce key investments for working families in his State of the Union Address. The new policy initiatives he is expected to propose include doubling the child tax credit for middle class families, limiting [...]
