- TEGL No. 22-19, Change 1 (Issue Date: October 19, 2020)Subject
Revised Program Year 2020 Planning and Allotments for SCSEP National Grantees
PurposeThis Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL), Change 1 provides current SCSEP national grantees with revised allocations for Program Year (PY) 2020, and provides a two-month extension for operations for current national grantees to allow the transition to grants that will be awarded under the SCSEP Funding Announcement.
CanceledProgram Year:2020Fiscal Year:2021 - UIPL No. 01-21 (Issue Date: October 1, 2020)Subject
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount: October 1 - December 31, 2020
PurposeTo transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from October 1 - December 31, 2020 (first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021).
ActiveProgram Year:2020Fiscal Year:2021 - TEGL No. 03-20 (Issue Date: September 24, 2020)Subject
Determining the Availability of Suitable Employment Under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program's Final Rule to Return Trade-Affected Workers to Employment as Quickly as Possible
PurposeTo 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.
ActiveProgram Year:2020Fiscal Year:2020 - TEN No. 05-20 (Issue Date: September 24, 2020)Subject
National Directory of New Hires (NDNH), State Directory of New Hires (SDNH), and Other Improper Payment Prevention and Detection Resources, Tools, and Services Available to States
PurposeTo 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.
ActiveProgram Year:2020Fiscal Year:2020 - UIPL No. 30-20 (Issue Date: September 24, 2020)Subject
"Acceptable" Narrative Reasons for Separation Used in the Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers (UCX) Program and Processing Discrepancies.
PurposeTo provide an updated consolidated list of "acceptable" narrative reasons for separation from military service for UCX qualifying purposes; and to provide states with procedures to follow when unable to clarify narrative reasons for separation with the military.
ActiveProgram Year:2020Fiscal Year:2020 - UIPL No. 29-20 (Issue Date: September 14, 2020)Subject
Additional Planning Guidance for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Unemployment Insurance (UI) State Quality Service Plan (SQSP)
PurposeTo initiate the SQSP process, provide supplemental instructions, and define additional requirements for the FY 2021 SQSP.
ActiveProgram Year:2020Fiscal Year:2020 - TEN No. 04-20 (Issue Date: August 31, 2020)Subject
Encouragement for States to Use the Integrity Data Hub (IDH) available through the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity Center
PurposeTo encourage states to use the IDH as an important integrity tool in combating UI fraud and provide an update on the IDH Participation Agreement.
ActiveProgram Year:2020Fiscal Year:2020 - UIPL No. 28-20 (Issue Date: August 31, 2020)Subject
Addressing Fraud in the Unemployment Insurance (UI) System and Providing States with Funding to Assist with Efforts to Prevent and Detect Fraud and Identity Theft and Recover Fraud Overpayments in the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Programs
PurposeTo 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.
ActiveProgram Year:2020Fiscal Year:2020 - TEN No. 03-20 (Issue Date: August 31, 2020)Subject
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity Center's Integrity Data Hub (IDH) Fraud Alert System
PurposeTo 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.
ActiveProgram Year:2020Fiscal Year:2020 - UIPL No. 16-20, Change 3 (Issue Date: August 27, 2020)Subject
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 - Eligibility of Individuals who are Caregivers for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) in the Context of School Systems Reopening.
PurposeStates 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.
ActiveProgram Year:2020Fiscal Year:2020