To announce the availability of a Web-based training on modifications to the LERS, and the release of the accompanying LERS reference guide.

1. To provide preliminary FY 2010 dollar and staff year base resource planning targets for UI operations to be used in planning and developing State Quality Service Plans;
2. To provide general guidelines for FY 2010 resource planning; and
3. To explain how base resources were allocated among states.

To provide guidance related to the processing of UCFE claims filed by furloughed Federal employees during the October 1-16, 2013, Federal government shutdown.

To announce and solicit nominations for two sessions of the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) Legislative Seminar

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is pleased to announce the availability of a new Short-Time Compensation (STC) technical assistance Web site. The Web site features resources from states that currently administer STC programs, and information from the Department regarding incentives for states to adopt new legislation and begin administering STC. The site is also a resource that states can use to improve existing STC programs. The Web site can be found at: https://stc.workforce3one.org.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009

To request Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Section 166 grantees to submit nominations for appointment the Native American Employment and Training Council (NAETC) for consideration by Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez

(1) To advise states of two important clarifications about Pell Grant eligibility requirements, (2) to encourage states to use procedures that inform Unemployment Insurance (UI) beneficiaries before enrollment whether training is considered by the state as UI Approved Training, and (3) to remind states that determinations made on UI Approved Training requests may be reported as “countable” non-monetary determinations for workload purposes.

To announce the availability of a new online technology tool to support documentation of claimant work search activities which states may integrate directly into their current UI and workforce IT system infrastructure or that can serve as a model for states to do their own programming.

To announce the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Interstate Benefits and Federal Programs Training Conference scheduled to be held September 8-10, 2009, in St. Petersburg, Florida and to encourage state workforce agency staff participation.