§ 23:1018.2 — Notice to employees of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit

Louisiana § 23:1018.2

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 23: Labor and Workers' Compensation

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§1018.2. Notice to employees of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit
A. An employer shall be required to notify new employees, whose anticipated wages
are thirty-five thousand dollars or less annually, that they may be eligible for the EITC or the
AEIC, and may either apply for the credit on their tax returns or receive the credit in advance
payments during the year. Any written notice provided to the employer by the Internal
Revenue Service or Louisiana Works for this purpose shall be provided to such employees
at the time of hiring.
B. Employers shall post, in the same location where other employee notices required
by state or federal law are posted, a notice provided by Louisiana Works that states:
"If you make $35,000 or less, your employer should notify you at the time of hiring
of the potential availability of Earned Income Tax Credits or Advance Earned Income
Credits. Earned Income Tax Credits are reductions in federal income tax liability for
which you may be eligible if you meet certain requirements. Additional information
and forms for these programs can be obtained from your employer or the Internal
Revenue Service."
C. This department notice, provided for in Subsection B of this Section, shall also
contain, as a minimum, the current eligibility requirements as indicated in the Internal
Revenue Service's Form W-5. It shall be the responsibility of Louisiana Works to update the
notice whenever the Internal Revenue Service changes the eligibility requirements for Earned
Income Tax Credit or Advance Earned Income Credit.
D. The employer shall not be liable to the employee for civil damages for failure to
comply with the provisions of this Part.

Legislative History

Acts 2005, No. 322, §1, eff. June 30, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.