Posted: | March 24, 2021 10:39 AM |
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From: | Representative Jake Wheatley, Jr. |
To: | All House members |
Subject: | Disenfranchised Employment Tax Credit |
Returning Service Members and Veterans are resilient, adaptable, and strive for success in the civilian workplace. Despite this fact, Pennsylvania’s veteran unemployment rate is 5.1 percent, while our non-veteran unemployment rate is 4.1 percent. Too often, disenfranchised groups face barriers to employment, which in turn stunts the Commonwealth’s economic potential. All people deserve opportunities for employment and should not be denied those opportunities because of perceived negative circumstances. I will be introducing legislation to provide a tax deduction to employers that hire veterans and other individuals that face barriers to employment. Not only will this legislation encourage employers to hire from disenfranchised groups, but it will also stimulate economic growth in the Commonwealth. Our COVID reality makes it even more urgent that we take the time and effort to ensure that these groups are able to find employment. My bill hopes to alleviate some of the barriers to employment and promote economic growth:
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Introduced as HB1422