Improve Access to Work Support Programs
With employers doing their part to educate their low-wage employees, helping them to access benefits that they are eligible for, employers will receive, in return, a healthier, more stable and more productive workforce. Employers can help their employees increase their monthly take-home pay at no cost by giving eligible employees part of the EITC that they earn with their paycheck. Employees who properly fill out their W4 and W5 can be eligible to receive between $50 and $200 per paycheck. Then, the employer may subtract the advanced EITC payments made to the employee from payroll taxes. Businesses can help their employees take advantage of the EITC, as well as other important work support programs, by offering information sessions on W4 and W5 forms, as well as food stamps, child care subsidies, and Kids Connection, Nebraska's children's health insurance program.