- TEGL No. 17-18 (Issue Date: May 3, 2019)Subject
Availability of Program Year 18 Funding for State Apprenticeship Expansion
PurposeTo announce the availability of $73 million in Program Year (PY 18) funds to States to increase the number of apprentices in Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs). To announce allotment levels and application procedures. To provide guidance on the use of funds.
This guidance announces the phasing out of State Apprenticeship Expansion grants (FOA-ETA-16-13) and plans to further support statewide apprenticeship expansion by granting PY 18 apprenticeship funds appropriated under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-141) to States, as defined at 29 CFR Section 29.2. The term "State" means "any of the 50 States of the United States, District of Columbia, or any Territory or possession of the United States."ActiveProgram Year:2018Fiscal Year:2019 - UIPL No. 11-19 (Issue Date: April 24, 2019)Subject
2019 Pay Adjustments for Annual Salary Rates for General Schedule (GS) Federal Employees in 53 Locality Pay Areas
PurposeTo ensure states are aware of the locality-based salary rates for certain Federal civilian employees.
ActiveProgram Year:2018Fiscal Year:2019 - TEGL No. 11-16, Change 1 (Issue Date: April 15, 2019)Subject
YouthBuild Compliance with Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA)
PurposeTo notify addressees that the link to the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Labor Standards and Enforcement Regional Staff Contacts has changed.
ActiveProgram Year:2018Fiscal Year:2019 - TEN No. 25-18 (Issue Date: April 11, 2019)Subject
Changes to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Performance Excellence Awards and Performance Management Processes
PurposeTo announce the Employment and Training Administration's (ETA's) creation of two new UI State Performance Excellence Awards to recognize states for program integrity performance and communicate a change to the performance evaluation time period for all future awards.
ActiveProgram Year:2018Fiscal Year:2019 - TEGL No. 16-18 (Issue Date: April 10, 2019)Subject
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2019; Final PY 2019 Allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES) Program Allotments; and the Allotments of Workforce Information Grants to States for PY 2019
PurposeTo provide information to states and outlying areas on WIOA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2019; final PY 2019 allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act ES Program, as required by section 6(b)(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended; and the allotments of Workforce Information Grants to states for PY 2019.
ActiveProgram Year:2018Fiscal Year:2019 - TEN No. 24-18 (Issue Date: April 3, 2019)Subject
Updated Promising Practices in Achieving Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity: A Section 188 Disability Reference Guide
PurposeTo provide an updated version of the Department of Labor’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 188 Disability Reference Guide to American Job Center (AJC) programs. The guide, now available at https://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/crc/188Guide.htm, provides promising practices that correlate with specific nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements in Section 188 of WIOA and its implementing regulations.
ActiveProgram Year:2018Fiscal Year:2019 - TEN No. 23-18 (Issue Date: March 29, 2019)Subject
Updated Contractor Recruitment Standards for Guam Military Base Realignment Projects
PurposeTo notify the workforce system of jobs available on Guam and that the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has updated the Contractor Recruitment Standards (CRS) that guide the recruitment efforts of selected contractors performing construction work related to the Guam military base realignment. These standards are mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84, enacted October 28, 2009).
ActiveProgram Year:2018Fiscal Year:2019 - UIPL No. 10-19 (Issue Date: March 29, 2019)Subject
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount: April 1 - June 30, 2019
PurposeTo transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2019.
ActiveProgram Year:2018Fiscal Year:2019 - TEGL No. 15-18 (Issue Date: March 26, 2019)Subject
Fidelity Bonding Demonstration Grants to State Workforce Agencies to Support Employment Opportunities for Ex-Offenders, Including Ex-Offenders Recovering from Opioid and Other Drug Addictions
PurposeTo announce the availability of up to $5 million for Fidelity Bonding Demonstration Grants for Program Year 2018. These grants will enable states to expand their use of fidelity bonds to help persons with criminal records, including ex-offenders recovering from opioid and other drug addictions, obtain employment.
CanceledProgram Year:2018Fiscal Year:2019 - TEGL No. 14-18 (Issue Date: March 25, 2019)Subject
Aligning Performance Accountability Reporting, Definitions, and Policies Across Workforce Employment and Training Programs Administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
PurposeThis Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) aligns and streamlines performance indicators and requirements across 15 DOL Employment and Training Administration (ETA) programs to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) performance indicators, while also rescinding and eliminating outdated performance guidance for these programs in addition to clarifying existing ETA performance accountability policies that changed due to WIOA.
ActiveProgram Year:2018Fiscal Year:2019