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Older Worker Opportunity Act of 2009

Introduced: February 27, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 27, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Older Worker Opportunity Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers who provide health and retirement benefits to their employees a tax credit for 25% of the first $6,000 of wages paid to individuals age 62 or older participating in a flexible work program. Terminates such credit after 2012.

What's happening now February 27, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4591 Related bill Older Worker Opportunity Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 27, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 502: Older Worker Opportunity Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-502/
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"S. 502: Older Worker Opportunity Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-502/.
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S. 502, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-502/.
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