To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) guidelines and key dates for the completion of IPIA 2014 UI BAM paid and denied claims sample cases and the publication of IPIA 2014 BAM data.

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.

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 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.

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 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 assist State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as "states" in administering the TAA program by identifying the FY 2014 Second Distribution amounts to states and describing the formula methodology the Department of Labor (Department or We) used to calculate these amounts; and to describe the process for states to request TAA program reserve funds for training, employment and case management services, job search allowances, relocation allowances, and related state administration.

To notify State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 funds to expand existing UI REA programs, or to implement a new REA program if the state does not currently have one.

This notice announces and solicits nominees for a UI Benefit Financing Seminar to be held October 21- 24, 2014, in Washington, D.C.

To replace the previously issued Training and Employment Notice (TEN) No. 14-12, "Receiving Ticket to Work Payments as an Employment Network," issued on December 4, 2012. This TEN announces that the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Employment Network (EN) Payment Agreement has been rescinded by the Social Security Administration (SSA), and provides information on a new process for public workforce entities to become ENs under SSA's Ticket to Work and Self Sufficiency (TTW) Program.

The WIA Youth Formula Program provides funds to state and local areas to serve low-income youth ages 14 to 21 who face barriers to employment. The purpose of this notice is two-fold: to provide examples of strategies that may prove useful for WIA programs that serve court-involved youth and youth at-risk of offending, and to offer points to keep in mind in designing and operating programs for this population.

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with Change 3 of ET Handbook No. 336, 18th Edition.

To review statutory provisions providing relief from interest charges and FUTA credit reductions related to states obtaining advances from the Federal Unemployment Account (FUA) and to remind states of application deadlines for relief and the phase-in of additional requirements in 2014 for an interest-free advance.

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) 2014.

To ensure that states are aware that PHSCC employees are covered under the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) program.

To advise states of the effect of the U. S. Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Windsor on the unemployment compensation (UC) program.

To advise State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as "states") of the Windsor decision for the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program and the need for CSAs to revise their policies to conform to the change in federal policy on same-sex marriages as those changes affect the TAA program.

To notify State Workforce Agencies of the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 funds for activities that support the prevention and detection of UI improper benefit payments, improve state performance, and address outdated Information Technology (IT) system infrastructures.

To inform states regarding the publication of the final rule for the Data Exchange Standardization as required by Section 2104 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012.

To share the interagency support for ensuring students and parents have relevant and timely information to make informed career decisions. This notice is meant to encourage continued coordination and collaboration across the public workforce, adult basic education, career and technical education, and human and social service systems to prepare students for education and career paths.