To advise states of an amendment relating to unemployment compensation (UC) modernization incentive payments.

To request Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Section 166 grantees to submit nominations for consideration by Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, for appointment to fill expiring terms of membership on the Native American Employment and Training Council (Council).

To respond to states’ questions about the further expansion of the EUC08 program.

To provide a correction to the formula for calculating Reemployment Trade Adjustment Assistance (RTAA) payments and to respond to questions from State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) about administration of Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA) and RTAA under the new Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program, as amended in 2009.

To announce the release of the ETA-approved Job Service Complaint System poster.

This guidance contains instructions regarding changes in the BAM Paid Claims Accuracy (PCA) and Denied Claims Accuracy (DCA) programs and updates for the State Operations Handbook, ET Handbook No. 395.

To increase awareness of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and inform states and local areas about resources available to assist dislocated workers, businesses, and partners in understanding the new law. Most of the language in this notice is identical to TEN 42-08, and is repeated because two important groups of addressees have been added. For those who received the previous notice, all of the new material is highlighted in boldface type. Most of the additions are in Section 5 (Action Requested) and Section 7 (Attachments).

To advise states of further expansion of the EUC08 program and to provide operating and reporting instructions for implementation and administration.

To inform One-Stop Career Centers about their role in the influenza pandemic and the supporting resources and information available.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide information to assist and support those agencies and other grantees that receive funds from the Department to operate qualified job training programs in the implementation of the Priority of Service for Veterans and Eligible Spouses Final Rule. This joint guidance is being issued concurrently by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS). Veterans’ Program Letter 07-09 is the VETS guidance that corresponds to this TEGL.