To provide information to States and outlying areas on WIOA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2017; final allotments for PY 2017 for the Wagner-Peyser 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 2017.

The purpose of this guidance is to provide sub-regulatory guidance on the requirements established by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and its implementing regulations regarding the use of supplemental wage information, when appropriate, to assist in carrying out the performance accountability requirements under section 116 of WIOA.

To inform states of the removal of 20 CFR Part 620 - Occupations that Regularly Conduct Drug Testing for State Unemployment Compensation Eligibility Determination Purposes and the effect on state unemployment compensation (UC) programs. This guidance rescinds Unemployment Insurance Letter (UIPL) No. 01-15, Change 1, issued on December 6, 2016.

To advise state workforce agencies of the release and publication of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Call Center Study Final Report.

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the release and availability of the report titled: Evidence-Building Capacity in State Workforce Agencies: Insights from a National Scan and Two State Site Visits, prepared by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), and associated Training and Employment Notice (TEN).

To announce the release and availability of the Comparison of State Unemployment Insurance Laws 2017.

To transmit an updated Attachment providing a new Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Form number (ETA 9178) for the Quarterly Program Reporting Form for required reporting of quarterly progress and implementation updates for UI SBR grants.

To transmit revisions to ET Handbook 410, 5th Edition, RJM.

To provide information on the virtual WIPS User Resource Library Information Page, which contains a growing library of documents intended to help WIPS users better understand the workflow of the system and provide answers to frequently asked questions.

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) guidelines and key dates for the completion of the 2017 UI BAM paid and denied claims sample cases and the publication of 2017 BAM data.