TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER No. 02-20

2020
2020
Subject

Program Year (PY) 2020 Workforce and Labor Market Information Grants to States (WIGS): Program Guidance and Deliverables

Purpose

To provide program guidance for the development, management, and delivery of workforce and labor market information (WLMI) funded through the WIGS.

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For questions on grant requirements, contact the applicable ETA regional office. For financial management questions, contact the applicable ETA regional office, Grants Management Specialist Rahel Bizuayene at Bizuayene.Rahel@dol.gov or National Grant Officer Serena Boyd at Boyd.Serena@dol.gov.

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JOHN PALLASCH
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 18-11

2010
2011
Subject

Revisions to the State Unemployment Insurance (UI) Data Validation (DV) Handbook, Tax

Purpose

To transmit a revision of the Tax portion of ET Handbook No. 361, the UI DV Handbook.

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All questions should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.

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Handbook 361, UI Data Validation Handbook, Tax (July 11, 2008)

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 18-20, Change 1

2020
2020
Subject

Amendments to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 - Emergency Unemployment Relief for State and Local Governmental Entities, Certain Nonprofit Organizations, and Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes

Purpose

To provide states with instructions for implementing the recent statutory changes to the emergency unemployment relief for state and local governmental entities, certain nonprofit organizations, and Federally-recognized Indian Tribes provided in the Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020 ("Protecting Nonprofits Act"), Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-151 which amends Section 903(i) of the Social Security Act (SSA) (42 U.S.C. § 1103(i)). Section 903(i), SSA, was created by Section 2103 of the CARES Act (Pub. L. 116-136).

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States should direct inquiries to the covid-19@dol.gov and copy the appropriate ETA Regional Office.

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 19-11

2010
2011
Subject

National Effort to Reduce Improper Payments in the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Program

Purpose

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is making an immediate call to action to all state administrators to ensure that UI integrity is a top priority and to develop state specific strategies to bring down the UI improper payment rate. This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) provides information to state workforce agencies about a national strategic plan to aggressively target UI overpayment prevention and to request that all states participate in a federal-state collaboration to significantly reduce each state’s and the national UI improper payment rates.

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 14-20, Change 1

2020
2020
Subject

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 - Questions and Answers

Purpose

As states have gained experience administering programs under the CARES Act, states have identified questions about program operations. The purpose of this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to address those questions.

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We encourage states to contact ETA for technical assistance.  Please direct inquiries to covid-19@dol.gov, with a copy to the appropriate ETA Regional Office.

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TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER No. 29-10, CHANGE 1

2010
2011
Subject

Extending the Deadline for Declaring Intent to Negotiate and for Submitting the Proposed Targets when Negotiating Performance Goals for the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title 1B Programs and Wagner-Peyser Act Funded Activities for Program Year (PY) 2011

Purpose

To inform states of the extension of the due date for declaring their intent to negotiate PY 2011 performance goals (or to use PY 2010 goals for PY 2011) and for submitting proposed performance goals when negotiating WIA Title 1B performance and customer satisfaction goals and performance levels for the Wagner-Peyser Act funded activities for PY 2011. The new deadline is June 20, 2011.

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 27-20

2020
2020
Subject

Presidential Memorandum on Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Unemployment Insurance (UI)-Related Technical Assistance for States Administering Lost Wages Assistance (LWA)

Purpose

To provide states with Unemployment Insurance (UI)-related technical assistance for administering LWA provided under Section 408(e)(2) in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance (Stafford) Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e)(2)), as authorized by the Presidential Memorandum, Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019, issued on August 8, 2020.

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States should direct inquiries regarding LWA to FEMA-IHPHelpdesk@fema.dhs.gov. States may direct inquiries regarding the intersection of LWA with unemployment benefit programs to covid-19@dol.gov.

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TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER No. 31-10

2010
2011
Subject

Increasing Enrollment and Improving Services to Youth with Disabilities

Purpose

To provide information and resources on promising practices and successful strategies that promote the enrollment, education, training and employment outcomes of youth with disabilities.

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Questions regarding this guidance should be directed to the appropriate ETA Regional Office, the Office of Workforce Investment, or the Office of Disability Employment Policy

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INDIAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN GRANTEES
MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER GRANTEES

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Employment and Training Administration

KATHLEEN MARTINEZ
Assistant Secretary Office of disability Employment Policy

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 27-20, Change 1

2020
2020
Subject

Presidential Memorandum on Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)--Unemployment Insurance (UI) Related Technical Assistance for States Administering Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) Questions and Answers

Purpose

The purpose of this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to address questions raised by states and provide further guidance about the LWA program authorized by the Presidential Memorandum, Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Presidential Memo), issued on August 8, 2020, and administered through a grant agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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States should direct inquiries regarding LWA to fema-ihphelpdesk@fema.dhs.gov. States may direct inquiries regarding the intersection of LWA with unemployment benefit programs to covid-19@dol.gov.

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 17-11

2010
2011
Subject

Proposed Performance Measure for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity

Purpose

To describe and solicit comments on a proposed UI Performs Core Measure for UI Integrity.

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All inquiries should be directed to the appropriate Employment and Training Administration Regional Administrator.

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