In the past few years I have worked hourly retail jobs, where employers urge workers to apply for the WOTC program. What are the benefits to workers of this program?
I am an older worker, but not disabled or otherwise eligible for the program. However, I often find at work that employers will constantly cut my schedule back to only 10 hours/week. And in job interviews, employers seem to assume that I am limited to working only 10 hours per week. I suspect they are trying to claim the $26000 per year credit, while giving me only the minimum hours required for eligibility. I also don't receive much (if any) training. In one retail job, we were paid weekly and my checks were usually so small that my employer did not have to withhold income tax.
