Guidance Search
The Department of Labor provides this guidance search tool as a single, searchable location where users may search for guidance issued by any of the Department’s agencies, including significant guidance documents under Executive Order 12866. Individual guidance documents are maintained on the various agency websites, and if you know what agency you are looking for, you may also find guidance by navigating directly to that agency’s website. The Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register, which are not maintained by the Department, also include some of the Department’s interpretations of law and similar material.
The Department and its agencies issue guidance to provide clarifying information and technical assistance to the public on existing statutory and regulatory rights and obligations, inform the regulated community about best practices, and provide other useful information. The contents of these documents do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, except as authorized by law or incorporated into a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant.
Members of the public may petition the Department to modify or withdraw specific guidance documents. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.
Petitions to Modify or Withdraw a DOL guidance document may also be submitted by mail at the address below. Petitions should identify the specific guidance document by name and include your reason(s) for requesting withdrawal or modification.
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Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 11-23, Change 1 advises states that funding is expected to be available to cover transaction costs for a period of at least the two years after the date the state deploys the National Identity Verification Offering (NIDVO) or two years after the date this UIPL is issued, whichever is later. In addition, this UIPL advises states that they must enter into a Data Sharing Agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) by June 28, 2024 to participate in NIDVO with transaction costs covered by the Department.
Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 12-21, Change 2, provides updated guidance to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) regarding foreign labor certification activities, and announce the allotments for FY 2024 foreign labor certification grants.
Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 11-23, Change 1, corrects the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 state formula allocations in Attachment I for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) program.
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 08-24, Change 1, corrects the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 state formula allocations in Attachment I for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) program.
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 10-24 transmits the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from April 1 – June 30, 2024 (third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024).
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 09-24 transmits instructions for implementing revisions to the ETA 9128 Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Workload report.
Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 10-23 provides grant recipients direction in developing policies, procedures, and practices that reduce unnecessary administrative barriers to serving customers seeking employment and training services.
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 08-24 provides guidelines for the FY 2024 UI RESEA grants and invites State Workforce Agencies to submit a RESEA State Plan.
Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 11-23 provides guidelines for the FY 2024 UI RESEA grants and invites State Workforce Agencies to submit a RESEA State Plan.
Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 09-23 provides states, territories, and outlying areas with guidance for submission of four-year SCSEP Stand-Alone State Plans, including the submission process and deadline for submission. Note that, while this guidance aligns with the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) guidance in many instances, this TEGL pertains only to states that are submitting a SCSEP Stand-Alone State Plan for PYs 2024-2027. States that are including SCSEP as part of a Combined State Plan for 2024-2027 should refer to Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 04-23 that the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) issued on October 31, 2023 for instructions on submission of Combined State Plans.
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