Number: RL30089
Title: The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
Authors: Linda Levine, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: Legislation concerning the WOTC subsequently has been introduced during the 110th Congress to, among other things, extend the credit's expiration from August 28, 2007, for firms who hire "Hurricane Katrina employees" to work in the disaster area. Such a provision is part of H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which the House and Senate passed in early October 2008.
Pages: 17
Date: October 3, 2008