This week, Susan Webb, president and co-founder of the National Employment Network Association (NENA), offered testimony about the Ticket to Work program before the US House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee. Workers referred to an employer through the Ticket to Work program constitute one of the WOTC program’s qualifying targeted groups. (more…)

For a short period last week, a new version of form IRS 8850 was available from the IRS website.  Form IRS 8850 is the “Pre-Screening Notice and Certification Request for the Work Opportunity Credit.”  The odd thing is, the form is no longer available.  (We tried to download it this morning.) (more…)

The California Association of Enterprise Zones (CAEZ) keeps an updated Legislative Bill Report on its website, listing proposed California legislation that would affect Economic Development Areas (EDAs) in California.  The entry for ABA 1139, which we have been following here, was updated as of April 30th. (more…)

Earlier this month, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed into law Colorado H.B. 1001 creating a new jobs growth tax incentive program for his state.  On December 18 of last year, Governor Ritter had previously announced his intentions to create such a program.  See Press Release (scroll down to Keep Colorado Working for details as understood at that time.) (more…)