To inform States of the Department of Labor¿s position regarding the use of former employees¿ pre- employment income or circumstances in determining employer experience rates.

To announce the establishment of a Rapid Response Peer Expert Directory containing information on practitioners with experience with design and delivery of dislocated worker services with emphasis on rapid response and early intervention services who can

To provide State Employment Security Agencies (SESA) with information on new special salary rates for some Federal Civilian employees to assist SESA personnel in completing UCFE Form ES-935, Claimant Statement of Federal Civilian Service.

To transmit to States the updated instructions for the preparation of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Standardized Program Information Report (SPIR) for JTPA program participants.

To announce the first public release of O*NET (Occupational Information Network), known as O*NET 98. This transitional product has been developed to help Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) users prepare for O*NET in the 21st century.

To inform States that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the extension of the ETA 9000, Internal Fraud Activities; ETA 9016, Alien Claims Activity Report; the Benefits, Timeliness, and Quality (BTQ) Review System; ETA-5130, Benefit App

To provide detailed instructions for the preparation and submission of State reports for the new reporting system on the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and the NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) program performance and participant out

To provide coordinated guidance developed jointly by the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL), and Transportation (DOT), to assist States and communities in taking full advantage of existing transportation resources available to hel

To provide detailed instructions for the preparation and submission of State reports for the new reporting system on the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and the NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) program performance and participant out

To inform State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of the Annual National Monitor Advocate Conference being held in Atlanta, Georgia on February 28-March 4, 1999.

To announce a distribution of Reed Act funds for Federal fiscal year 1999 and to remind States of the Federal law requirements concerning these distributions.

To provide States with a clarification regarding the interpretation of the technical amendment affecting the eligibility requirements under the 70 percent targeted portion of Welfare-to-Work (WtW) programs

To advise the States of the permanent authorization of the Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) program.

To provide the States information on the extension of the deadline for application for Title III Demonstration Funds for Incumbent Worker System Building at the State level for Program Year (PY) 1998.

To announce the availability of the WOTC and WtW fax-on-demand service to employers and other interested parties.

To provide updated guidance on intertitle transfers and transfer authority for Titles II and III of JTPA

To provide States with information regarding the enactment of a technical amendment changing the requirements for the obligation of Welfare-to-Work (WtW) formula funds

To announce a new procedure for paying amounts of voluntary withholding to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and encourage States adoption of the procedure.

To transmit the CY 1997 Supplement to ET Handbook 394, Unemployment Insurance Financial Data.

To distribute annual national data on internal fraud activities reported by State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs).