To support the Department of Labor's (DOL) goal to expand the capacity of the American Job Center (AJC) network to serve persons receiving Social Security disability benefits, this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) notifies the workforce system about the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Ticket to Work program's new administrative processes for public workforce employment networks (EN). This TEN replaces TEN No. 02-14, Receiving Ticket to Work Payments as an Employment Network.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide guidance to states and grantees concerning the eligibility of individuals granted relief under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Initiative (DACA participants) with employment authorization documents (employment authorization) for program eligibility for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs and Wagner-Peyser Act programs.

To inform State Workforce Agencies (SWAs), liaisons, and NFJP grantees, of the 2010 MAFO National Farmworker Conference, and the Monitor Advocate Training sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the National and Regional Monitor Advocates. The 2010 MAFO National Farmworker Conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas, from March 22 to March 24, 2010.

To announce the release and availability of the ETA National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) Public Access Data for Fiscal Years 1989-2012.

The purpose of this joint issuance from the Assistant Secretary of the Employment and Training Administration and the Deputy Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division is to provide guidance to states that may be considering implementation of subsidized work-based training initiatives for unemployed workers, which could include claimants who are receiving unemployment compensation (UC), exhaustees of UC, and/or other unemployed workers who may not be eligible for UC. This advisory is intended to help states understand applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies related to the Social Security Act and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (which govern the Unemployment Compensation program), the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as amended, as they develop and implement these types of initiatives.

To notify states of a supplemental funding opportunity involving fiscal year (FY) 2014 unemployment insurance (UI) State Administration funds to address worker misclassification within the federal-state UI program and to provide guidance on how states can submit funding requests.

Through this notice, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) communicates the enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), announces its current implementation plans, shares key statutorily-required implementation dates, and provides initial informational resources regarding the provisions in the new law.

To encourage states to apply for UC Modernization incentive payments.

To provide:

a. Preliminary FY 2015 dollar and staff year base resource planning targets for UI operations to be used in planning and developing State Quality Service Plans (SQSP);

b. General guidelines for FY 2015 resource planning; and

c. An explanation of how the Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among states.

To announce the availability of a new video and informational brief to promote the employment of disabled veterans through the One-Stop Career Center system.