Corporate Voices for Working Families has released its 2009 Employer Guide, which provides companies with the tools to help employees take advantage of tax credits and other benefits. The guide provides detailed information about the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Medicaid and other benefits.
This Employer Guide was made possible through the generous support of the Annie E. Casey, Ford and Hitachi Foundations.
The 2009 EITC Toolkit also includes:
Corporate Voices for Working Families has released its 2008 Employer Guide, which provides companies with the tools to help employees take advantage of tax credits and other federal benefits. The guide provides detailed information about the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Medicaid and other federal benefits.
Factsheet outlining the Workplace Lactation Program. December 2008.
A comprehensive guide on informing employees about tax benefits and credits they are eligible for.
This toolkit is a resource to help companies make informed decisions about supporting hourly employees with programs that reward their contributions. By implementing these programs you will demonstrate the importance of your hourly employees to your company’s success and also help them with financial and family issues that affect their ability to perform optimally on the job.
Collaborations between the corporate and non-profit sectors are burgeoning because innovative business and non-profit leaders understand that a strong cross-sector partnership enables both partners to advance important goals that they cannot readily advance alone.
One of the major trends in the American labor market is the increased and increasing numbers of jobs in our economy that are low-wage. Between 2002 and 2012, the Labor Department expects the economy to create more than 7.5 million new jobs, however, almost six million of these jobs will be low-wage jobs that require limited education and provide minimal training.
This summary quickly outlines the key points of the study that identifies model programs and policies for hourly and lower wage employees.
The purpose of the study was to identify and highlight model programs and policies for hourly and lower wage employees in order to inform corporate decision-makers and government policymakers about initiatives that can help these workers with their work-life integration.
This report presents important conclusions and recommendations for the future by analyzing existing public opinion data regarding issues related to the challenges and opportunities facing the low-wage workforce.
Washington, DC (May 7, 2009) — Corporate Voices for Working Families (CVWF) and the American Business Collaboration (ABC) support legislation introduced today that, if passed, would make child care more affordable to working families.
Representatives John Yarmuth (D-KY), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and Peter Roskam (R-IL) introduced H.R. 2298 to amend the Internal Revenue Code to increase dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) limits.
February 9, 2009
Washington, DC – Corporate Voices for Working Families announced today that it has launched an initiative to help solve a problem facing many working mothers, especially those in hourly and lower-wage positions – the need for breastfeeding support in the workplace. In partnership with Abbott Nutrition, Working Mother Media and a select group of companies, this new program aims to give employers the information and tools they need to reach hourly and lower-wage workers and help establish workplace lactation programs.
The Workplace Lactation Toolkit was released on Monday, February 9, 2009. Please download a copy -- and make it available to employers and others.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 2, 2009) -- Corporate Voices for Working Families, a nonprofit corporate membership organization in Washington, D.C., has released its 2008 Employer Guide: Educate Your Employees About the Benefits They’ve Earned. This is the sixth year that Corporate Voices has updated the Employer Guide and made it available to companies 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.