To inform states of additional optional provisions that are approved for short-time compensation (STC) laws under section 3306(v)(10) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA).

To further advise states of the expiration of the HCTC program and provide guidance regarding the phase out of the state data transmittals on eligible TAA recipients to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for HCTC purposes.

To issue the revised Federal poverty guidelines for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).

To provide guidance for the funding and management of FY 2014 annual grant allocations in order to perform FLC program activities.

To provide guidance regarding the use of HCTC NEG funds available for health insurance coverage assistance and support for eligible Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) recipients and other eligible individuals, due to the expiration of the HCTC Program on January 1, 2014.

To provide updated pages for ET Handbook No. 401, 4th Edition, Change 2, on the ETA 191, Statement of Expenditures and Financial Adjustments of Federal Funds for Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees and Ex-Servicemembers (UCFE/UCX).

To inform State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) and State Monitor Advocates (SMAs) of the 2014 “National Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker State Monitor Advocate Training,” sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA). The training will be held in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. Department of Labor from May 20 to May 22, 2014.

To clarify policy guidance previously issued to states and national YouthBuild program grantees concerning the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) definition of “sequential service strategy” as it pertains to YouthBuild program participants under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. Specifically, this change TEGL clarifies eligibility requirements and how these requirements apply to the sequential service strategy.

To ensure State Workforce Agencies are aware of the Federal military retired pay annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) provided by the Department of Defense.

To ensure states are aware that: 1) the social security survivors and old age retirement annuities and the Federal civilian pensions annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will increase for calendar year 2014, and 2) COLA information may be found on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Web site.