To provide sequestration rules for FY 2020 to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) that apply to mandatory Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs. These rules include the application of sequestration on delayed benefit payments for prior FYs and the resulting administrative costs.

To reemphasize the federal requirements pertaining to monetary eligibility determinations and to establish minimum procedures to protect applicant benefit rights for ABP determinations.

This guidance provides states and outlying areas with revised allotment levels for WIOA Title I Adult, DW, Youth, and Wagner-Peyser Act ES PY 2019 funds. This Change 1 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 16-18 revises the PY 2019 appropriated funding set aside for program integrity and evaluation purposes.

To announce the release and availability of two evaluation reports and two briefs on the Self-Employment Training (SET) Demonstration.

To announce the release and availability of the report titled, Comparing State and National Approaches to Education and Training Program Scorecards.

This guidance describes additional indicators of performance for the INA program, and provides guidance on submitting waivers to statutory and regulatory requirements, including to the primary indicators of performance at Section 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

To announce the availability of BAM training for National, Regional, and state personnel responsible for monitoring and/or investigating the accuracy of paid and denied claims in State Unemployment Insurance (UI), Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE), and Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX) programs.

To announce the release and availability of the Significant Provisions of State Unemployment Insurance Laws, effective July 2019.

To provide states information about preliminary FY 2020 UI State Administration base resource planning targets, general guidelines for resource planning, and an explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among the states.

To announce and solicit nominations for the 2019 Federal-State UC Legislative Enhanced Seminar Series.