To provide states guidance on determining the availability of suitable employment prior to the approval of training under the TAA Program's Final Rule. This determination will assist trade-affected workers' reemployment as soon as possible following a separation.

To remind states of resources, tools, and services available through the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity Center and the U.S. Department of Labor’s (Department) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to support effective use of NDNH and SDNH and assist in preventing and detecting UI improper payments, and announce the availability of a webcast on Recommended Operating Procedures (ROPs) for Cross-Matching Activities with National and State Directories of New Hires and state best practices in the use of the NDNH and the SDNH.

To initiate the SQSP process, provide supplemental instructions, and define additional requirements for the FY 2021 SQSP.

To remind states of their roles and responsibilities in addressing fraud in the UI system and the techniques and strategies available to assist states with their fraud management operations; and to provide states with funding to assist with efforts to prevent and detect fraud and identity theft and recover fraud overpayments in the PUA and PEUC programs using many of the tools and resources already available to states as discussed below.

To provide information on the UI Integrity Center's IDH Fraud Alert System and to strongly encourage states to use it to identify and share information on emergent fraud schemes.

To encourage states to use the IDH as an important integrity tool in combating UI fraud and provide an update on the IDH Participation Agreement.

States have gained experience administering the PUA program under the CARES Act, Public Law (Pub. L. 116-136), and have identified additional questions about the PUA eligibility of individuals who are caregivers and affected by school systems reopening. The purpose of this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to address those questions concerning the PUA program.

To announce the 12 states selected to receive additional fiscal year (FY) 2020 awards totaling $2,500,000 to reduce the processing backlog for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). The remainder of Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 13-19 remains the same.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to announce changes to the TAA Program regulations as part of the implementation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (TAARA 2015), title IV of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-27). The updated regulations reduce regulatory burden by modernizing, simplifying, and clarifying state administration of the TAA Program.

The purpose of this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to address questions raised by states and provide further guidance about the LWA program authorized by the Presidential Memorandum, Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Presidential Memo), issued on August 8, 2020, and administered through a grant agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).