- UIPL No. 04-17, Change 1 (Issue Date: August 3, 2021)Subject
Requirement for States to Refer Allegations of Unemployment Compensation (UC) Fraud, Waste, Abuse, Mismanagement, or Misconduct to the Department of Labor's (Department) Office of Inspector General's (DOL-OIG) and to Disclose Information Related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to DOL-OIG for Purposes of UC Fraud Investigation and Audits
PurposeThis Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL): (1) advises states that they must refer allegations which they reasonably believe constitute UC fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, or misconduct to DOL-OIG; (2) rescinds UIPL No. 29-05; (3) provides revised guidance that supersedes Section 5 of UIPL No. 04-17; and (4) requires states to disclose confidential UC information related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as amended, to the DOL-OIG for the purpose of UC fraud investigations and audits for the entire pandemic relief period.
ActiveProgram Year:2021Fiscal Year:2021 - TEGL No. 21-16, Change 1 (Issue Date: July 30, 2021)Subject
Change 1 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 21-16 Third Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Youth Formula Program Guidance
PurposeTo update directions for determining whether youth live in a high poverty area for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Youth Program eligibility purposes.
ActiveProgram Year:2021Fiscal Year:2021 - TEN No. 02-21 (Issue Date: July 23, 2021)Subject
Serving Individuals and Communities Impacted by Opioid Addiction and Other Substance Use Disorders
PurposeTo provide information to states and local areas regarding the role of the public workforce system in addressing the economic and workforce impacts associated with the high rate of opioid addiction and other substance use disorders.
ActiveProgram Year:2021Fiscal Year:2021 - UIPL No. 14-21, Change 1 (Issue Date: July 12, 2021)Subject
State Responsibilities After the Temporary Unemployment Benefit Programs under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as amended, End Due to State Termination of Administration or When the Programs Expire.
PurposeTo advise states of the operational requirements after the temporary unemployment benefit programs authorized under the CARES Act, as amended, end. These operational requirements apply after the temporary programs expire on September 6, 2021, or earlier if a state chooses to end participation before September 6, 2021.
ActiveProgram Year:2021Fiscal Year:2021 - TEGL No. 02-21 (Issue Date: July 12, 2021)Subject
Second Distribution of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Training and Other Activities (TaOA) Funds and Process for Requesting TAA Reserve Funds
PurposeTo assist State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (also jointly referred to as "states") by: 1) identifying the FY 2021 Second Distribution of TaOA funding amounts to states; 2) describing the formula methodology used by the Department of Labor (Department) to calculate these amounts; and 3) providing the process for states to request TAA Program reserve funds for TaOA. TaOA includes training, job search allowances, relocation allowances, employment and case management services, and related state administration.
ActiveProgram Year:2021Fiscal Year:2021 - TEGL No. 18-16, Change 1 (Issue Date: July 12, 2021)Subject
Change 1 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter 18-16, Program Eligibility and Enrollment Guidance for the National Farmworker Jobs Program
PurposeTo clarify participant eligibility for the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) authorized under Section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
ActiveProgram Year:2021Fiscal Year:2021 - UIPL No. 13-20, Change 3 (Issue Date: July 1, 2021)Subject
Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Division D Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020 (EUISAA) - Ending the Emergency Flexibilities Authorized under Section 4102(b)
PurposeThe purpose of this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to advise states of the appropriate allowable period for states to exercise the emergency flexibilities authorized under Section 4102(b), EUISAA, to modify or suspend work search, waiting week, good cause, or employer experience rating.
ActiveProgram Year:2021Fiscal Year:2021 - TEN No. 01-21 (Issue Date: July 1, 2021)Subject
Frequently Asked Questions Relating to Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Reversion 2021
PurposeTo provide information about Reversion 2021, a modified version of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program created by the reversion provisions at Section 406 of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (TAARA 2015). Reversion 2021 becomes effective at midnight on July 1, 2021, and applies to petitions filed with the Department of Labor (Department) for Trade Adjustment Assistance on and after July 1, 2021.
ActiveProgram Year:2021Fiscal Year:2021 - TEGL No. 01-21 (Issue Date: July 1, 2021)Subject
Program Year (PY) 2021 Workforce and Labor Market Information Grants to States (WIGS): Program Guidance and Deliverables
PurposeTo provide program guidance for the development, management, and delivery of workforce and labor market information (WLMI) funded through the WIGS.
ActiveProgram Year:2021Fiscal Year:2021 - TEGL No. 25-20 (Issue Date: June 28, 2021)Subject
CAREER (Comprehensive and Accessible Reemployment through Equitable Employment Recovery) National Dislocated Worker Grants
PurposeTo announce the availability of up to $43 million for the CAREER (Comprehensive and Accessible Reemployment through Equitable Employment Recovery) National Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs), with award amounts of up to $3 million. These funds will support the public workforce system in connecting job seekers to employment as the economy recovers from the impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
ActiveProgram Year:2020Fiscal Year:2021