Corporate Voices for Working Families Press Conf

NEW GUIDE SHOWS EMPLOYERS HOW TO HELP LOW-WAGE EMPLOYEES AVOID LOSING TAX CREDITS

AUDIO PRESS CONFERENCE
MONDAY, JANUARY 30
MC - Phil Sparks

Speakers:
Donna Klein, President and CEO, Corporate Voices for Working Families
Nina Madoo, Director, Workplace Strategies, Marriott International

Katrina Victims’ Issues Addressed

Low-wage employees are missing out on benefits they are entitled to just because they don’t know about them (or don’t know how to file): federal tax refunds and credits worth thousands of dollars per year – and how to file in advance to avoid exorbitant interest fees and finance charges often incurred to get quick refunds. And because they don’t know that they can get free help with tax preparation and access to healthcare, food and energy assistance programs.

Corporate Voices for Working Families’ free new guide gives employers basic information and templates for such employee education tools as paycheck stuffers, posters and flyers about federal benefit programs for employees including:
* Earned income Tax Credit (EITC) and Advance EITC
* Child Tax Credit
* Medicaid/State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
* Food Stamps and Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
* Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) centers
* Facts on the “Stored Value Card” (often referred to as the pre-paid debit card)