- TEGL No. 11-14 (Issue Date: October 17, 2014)Subject
Update on Complying with Nondiscrimination Provisions: Credit History Restrictions and Possible Disparate Impact Based on Race, National Origin, Sex, and Disability
PurposeThe purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide information to the public workforce system and other entities (including the "covered entities" listed above) that receive federal financial assistance to operate job banks, about the use of credit information to exclude, screen, or select applicants for employment and to provide tools to educate employers about the practical and legal drawbacks of this employment practice. This guidance is being issued by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), in conjunction with the Civil Rights Center (CRC).
This TEGL is accompanied by Training and Employment Notice (TEN) number 12-14: Promising Practices and Resources for Addressing Long-Term Unemployment,1 which outlines proactive steps that a number of employers, employer organizations, and workforce agencies have implemented or pledged to implement to address the unique barriers to employment facing many of the long-term unemployed. One of these barriers, the practice of using credit information to exclude applicants from employment, is the subject of this TEGL. Long-term unemployed individuals may be more likely than employed or short-term unemployed individuals to fall into debt due to prolonged periods when they lack sufficient income or employer-sponsored benefits such as health insurance to meet basic needs. As a result, these long-term unemployed individuals may be more likely to be negatively impacted by these credit screening practices.ActiveProgram Year:2014Fiscal Year:2015 - TEN No. 12-14 (Issue Date: October 17, 2014)Subject
Promising Practices and Resources for Addressing Long-Term Unemployment
PurposeTo inform the public workforce system and employers about affirmative efforts by employers, employer organizations, and workforce agencies to increase economic competitiveness by tapping into the talent pool of long-term unemployed individuals, which includes many qualified, experienced, and skilled workers. And to encourage the workforce system, through resources and information, to assist the long-term unemployed in returning to work by: (a) partnering with employers to implement promising human resources practices; (b) targeting and expanding work-based learning models, such as on-the-job training; (c) offering specialized services, such as financial counseling, behavioral health counseling, and enhanced job search assistance; and (d) boosting job seeker outreach and engagement strategies to better reach the long-term unemployed.
ActiveProgram Year:2014Fiscal Year:2015 - UIPL No. 2-15 (Issue Date: October 15, 2014)Subject
Implementation of Sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011 for Mandatory Unemployment Insurance Programs for Fiscal Year 2015
PurposeTo provide information to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) about sequestration in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 and how the Department of Labor (Department) would apply sequestration to mandatory Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs for FY 2015.
CanceledProgram Year:2014Fiscal Year:2015 - UIPL No. 02-12, Change 2 (Issue Date: October 15, 2014)Subject
Unemployment Compensation (UC) Program Integrity Provisions - Amendments made by the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (TAAEA) - Combined Wage Claim (CWC) Program Questions and Answers
PurposeTo respond to questions from state workforce agencies and clarify states' responsibilities related to the TAAEA amendments and their effect on the CWC program.
ActiveProgram Year:2014Fiscal Year:2015 - UIPL No. 1-15 (Issue Date: October 9, 2014)Subject
Permissible Drug Testing of Certain Unemployment Compensation Applicants Provided for in Title II, Subtitle A of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
PurposeTo provide guidance about permissible drug testing of certain unemployment compensation (UC) applicants.
ActiveProgram Year:2014Fiscal Year:2015 - TEGL No. 09-14 (Issue Date: October 8, 2014)Subject
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Program Year (PY) 2013 Annual Report Narrative
PurposeTo provide guidance to the states regarding the content of the WIA Annual Report Narrative, including: strategies for serving veterans, acceptable approaches to fulfilling the customer satisfaction requirements and the procedures for submission of the report to the Employment and Training Administration (ETA). The Annual Report Narrative is due on Friday, November 14, 2014.
CanceledProgram Year:2014Fiscal Year:2015 - TEN No. 11-14 (Issue Date: October 6, 2014)Subject
Release and Availability of the Significant Provisions of State Unemployment Insurance Laws Effective July 2014
PurposeTo announce the release and availability of the Significant Provisions of State Unemployment Insurance Laws Effective July 2014.
ActiveProgram Year:2014Fiscal Year:2015 - TEGL No. 08-14 (Issue Date: October 1, 2014)Subject
Senior Community Service Employment Program State Plan Modifications
PurposeThe purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide guidance to Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) grantees for modifying unified, integrated, and stand-alone State Plans that were approved in 2012.
CanceledProgram Year:2014Fiscal Year:2015 - TEN No. 10-14 (Issue Date: September 29, 2014)Subject
American Job Center (AJC) Participation in Capstone Activities and Other Outreach to Transitioning Service Members
PurposeTo inform Employment and Training Administration (ETA) staff and the public workforce system of, and encourage workforce system participation in, the military services' Capstone activities and other outreach to provide employment services to Transitioning Service Members (TSMs), including eligible National Guard and Reserve members being separated or discharged from active duty.
ActiveProgram Year:2014Fiscal Year:2014 - TEN No. 09-14 (Issue Date: September 22, 2014)Subject
Administration of the Survey about the Use of Technical Assistance (TA) by State and Local Workforce Systems
PurposeThis notice announces the Survey about the Use of Technical Assistance by State and Local Workforce Systems ("Technical Assistance Survey") and encourages responses from public workforce system representatives who receive the survey. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will survey samples of state workforce agency directors, state unemployment insurance agency directors, local workforce investment board (LWIB) directors, and ETA competitive grantees. The survey will ask about the types of TA available, the manner the TA is accessed, uses of the TA, and actions taken as a result of the TA. This information will contribute to a report on the extent of and type of use of TA in the workforce system.
ActiveProgram Year:2014Fiscal Year:2014