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Background: On October 3, Green Thumb, Inc. launched its first annual search for the oldest worker in America. The Administration on Aging is serving with ETA as Federal co-sponsors of the nationwide search. Procedures: The winner of the national title will be announced early next year. The nation's oldest worker will be honored in March at the Prime Time Awards and Gala in Washington, D.C. The awards and gala will be preceded by a week of events in celebration of National Older Workers Employment Week. All entrants will receive certificates recognizing their long life of productivity. All nominees age 90 and over will receive a 90-minute prepaid long distance calling card compliments of MCI. The oldest workers in each state will be recognized within their respective states. Workers may enter themselves or be nominated by their employers, family or friends. The deadline for entries is December 30, 1997. Action Required: a. To submit an entry, provide the following information: name, date and year of birth, home telephone number and address, employer name and address, position or title, business telephone number, name of supervisor, and the number of hours worked per week. (A minimum of 20 will be considered; volunteers who regularly work 20 hours a week are also eligible.) b. Post cards or notes may be mailed to: Green Thumb, Inc., Oldest Worker, 2000 North 14th Street, Suite 800, Arlington, Virginia 22201. Or Entries may be made directly to the Oldest Worker page of Green Thumb's website at: http://www.greenthumb.org. c. Submit entries as soon as possible. Also, cooperate with other organizations serving older workers at regional, state and locals levels to make this search as comprehensive as possible.

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Reference: None. Background: Within the Employment and Training Administration, the Division of Older Worker Programs has arranged for three multi-regional conferences. While the principal audience is national, State and local sponsors, administrators and project operators under the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), workshops and plenary sessions should prove to be of interest to the broader workforce development system as well. Dates and locations: The three conferences are scheduled as follows: Philadelphia, PA November 5 - 7, 1997 Houston, TX November 12 - 14, 1997 San Diego, CA November 19 -21, 1997 Announcement: Attached is a copy of the announcement of the multi-regional training conferences, which was sent under separate cover to all JTPA service delivery areas, as well as the Administration on Aging's "aging network" (State Units on Aging and Area Agencies on Aging.) Action Requested: Sponsors are requested to transmit this information to interested parties, in particular to subsponsors and other entities involved in providing services to mature, experienced workers.

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Background: Within the Employment and Training Administration, the Division of Older Worker Programs has arranged for three multi-regional conferences. While the principal audience is the Senior Community Service Employment Program staff, the workshops and plenary sessions should prove to be of interest to the broader workforce development system as well. The conferences should be of particular interest to individuals who operate JTPA Section 204(d) programs, and substate areas that serve large numbers of dislocated older workers. Subjects Addressed At The Conferences: The conferences will include plenary sessions of broad general interest. Included will be information on a new study examining the employment and training implications of the aging "Baby Boom" generation, information technology and the Older Worker Internet Project, and a legislative and policy update. Workshops likely to be of more specific interest include Welfare-to-Work, rural programs, public relations techniques, and assessment and individual development plans. There will also be workshops on older workers and One-Stop Career Centers, the Enterprise and ETA's Quality Initiatives, and several Simply Better! products -- the Self-Assessment System, Service by Design, and the Voice of the Customer. Conference attendees will have a wide range of sessions from which to choose. Dates and locations: The three conferences are scheduled as follows: Philadelphia, PA November 5 - 7, 1997 Houston, TX November 12 - 14, 1997 San Diego, CA November 19 -21, 1997 Announcement: Attached is a copy of the announcement, which was sent under separate cover to all JTPA service delivery areas, as well as the Administration on Aging's "aging network" (State Units on Aging and Area Agencies on Aging). Action Requested: States are requested to transmit this information to interested parties, in particular to JTPA Section 204(d) project operators and other entities involved in providing services to mature, experienced workers.

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Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) Utilization: As required by 20 CFR 625.6, the attached listing sets forth the 50 percent of AWBA computation applicable for major disasters declared during the first quarter of FY 1998, from October 1 through December 31, 1997. Action Required: SESA Administrators are requested to provide this information to appropriate staff and insure that the correct AWBA is utilized in determining the weekly DUA amount.

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Background: The Women's Initiative of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) works to ensure that the social, economic, health, and longterm care needs of midlife and older women are met. It advocates and supports research, policies, and programs that improve the needs of women in the workforce. The AARP's Women's initiative has produced two reports that discuss sex-and-age discrimination against midlife and older women. The second volume was recently issued; both are available on request. Findings and Recommendations: One of the findings of the most recent research, conducted by the Fair Employment Council of Greater Washington using U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Council (EEOC) data, is that midlife and older women have a greater success rate than men in achieving vindication for job discrimination claims. Men however, receive greater awards from their settled complaints than women do. The first volume analyzed court cases involving Federal Civil rights laws and allegations of sex and age discrimination against women and men age 40 and better. The reports make recommendations for improving enforcement of equal opportunity and urges that the EEOC issue guidelines for staff on how to recognize multiple discrimination against midlife and older women. Obtaining Copies: To obtain copies of Employment Discrimination Against Midlife and Older Women, volumes I and II, write to AARP Fulfillment. Information on how to do this is included in the attachment. Action: Please share this information with interested parties.