To provide the Department of Labor's (the Department) interpretation of the terms "contract" and "reasonable assurance" as used in sections 3304(a)(6)(A)(i) through (iv) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA). This guidance supersedes the guidance provided in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 04-87 issued on December 24, 1986, and applies to all levels of education for public and non-profit educational institutions, including primary, secondary, and post-secondary education. The Department is issuing this guidance to remind states of the requirements, clarify the definitions of "contract" and "reasonable assurance," and to explain how they apply to situations that were not addressed in UIPL No. 04-87. This guidance also provides an overview of the relevant amendments to section 3304(a)(6), FUTA, to help states understand the historical background and the Department's interpretation of these provisions.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) clarifies compliance with Davis-Bacon and Related Acts requirements for YouthBuild programs.

To announce the release and availability of issue briefs from the current evaluation of the Linking to Employment Activities Pre-Release (LEAP) Specialized American Job Centers. These briefs provide lessons learned and implementation issues faced by grantees working to provide employment and training services for incarcerated individuals.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) provides sub-regulatory guidance on the requirements set forth in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), related to the implementation and operation of the performance accountability system under section 116 of WIOA and the implementing joint regulations in 20 CFR part 677 (and reprinted in 34 CFR parts 361 and 463). As explained further in this guidance, developed jointly by the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL) and Education (ED)(Departments), WIOA requires all States and direct grantees of the Departments to collect and report information on all the participants described in this TEGL.

WIOA, signed into law on July 22, 2014, is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy. WIOA supersedes titles I and II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and amends the Wagner-Peyser Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

The WIOA Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions (Joint WIOA Final Rule) was published in the Federal Register on August 19, 2016, at 81 FR 55791, and took effect on October 18, 2016. This guidance is based on the statutory requirements of WIOA, as well as its implementing final regulations.

To announce the publication of the Apprenticeship Program's Equal Employment Opportunity final rule in the Federal Register on December 19, 2016.

To advise states that disclosure of confidential UC information to the Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the purpose of investigating UC fraud is mandatory.

To provide guidelines for the FY 2017 UI RESEA grants and to invite State Workforce Agencies to submit proposals for funding.

To respond to questions from state workforce agencies regarding the requirements of Federal law pertaining to permissible drug testing of certain UC applicants.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to provide State and Local workforce system leaders and other stakeholders an informational Q&A on the requirements for regional and local planning under WIOA. The Q&A also addresses the role of Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Boards) in reviewing provider applications for the local competition under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), which are required under WIOA to align with Local Plans.

To announce the availability on www.SkillsCommons.org of open source educational resources to train adults for occupations in 16 high-demand fields including manufacturing, healthcare, energy, and Information Technology. The resources are available to all training providers.

Since 2011, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has overseen an impact evaluation of the Federally-funded YouthBuild program. This Training and Employment Notice (TEN) announces the release and availability of the evaluation's first report presenting interim impact findings: Building a Future: Interim Impact Findings from the YouthBuild Evaluation.

To announce the availability of new tools and resources for use by state Unemployment Insurance (UI) agencies and the workforce system to support reemployment of UI claimants and other jobseekers. The tools include a framework that "re-envisions" work search requirements for UI claimants to support their successful reemployment in the 21st century labor market and a My Reemployment Plan tool and implementation guide for use by jobseekers and workforce professionals providing reemployment services in American Job Centers (AJCs).

This guidance provides states with revised allotment levels for WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker FY 2017 funds, which became available to states in October 2016. This Change 1 to TEGL 17-15 revises the funding available to states on October 2016 to reflect the 0.496 percent reduction enacted in the short-term Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2017 that was enacted on September 29, 2016 and corrects the Adults age range for the economically disadvantaged data factor.

This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) provides information to state workforce agencies about changes to NAICS coding for calendar year (CY) 2017 and requests states to update industry codes on employer unemployment insurance (UI) accounts.

In late 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) launched the Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration (ETJD), which provided about $40 million to seven transitional jobs programs that were chosen through a national grant competition. The programs targeted either low-income noncustodial parents (usually fathers) who owed child support but were unemployed and, thus, unable to pay, or individuals who had recently been released from incarceration. This Training and Employment Notice announces the release and availability of the interim impact report from a rigorous evaluation of the ETJD, entitled: The Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration: Implementation and Early Impacts of the Next Generation of Subsidized Employment Programs.

This notice is to inform the public workforce system about the information and services available both to students and to employees who have been displaced as the result of a postsecondary institution closure.

To announce the release and availability of the research report: Process Study of the U.S. Department of Labor's "Pay for Success" Pilots in Two States: Development of the Grants Applications and Initial Implementation.

Since 2008, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has overseen the development and execution of a rigorous random assignment evaluation of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs, referred to as the WIA Gold Standard Evaluation. This Training and Employment Notice (TEN) announces the release and availability of 11 briefing papers; a report from the evaluation's implementation analysis; and the interim report from the evaluation's impact analysis. Providing Public Workforce Services to Job Seekers: Implementation Findings on the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs and 11 related briefing papers describe program operations, providing the context for understanding the evaluation's impact results. Providing Public Workforce Services to Job Seekers: 15-month Impact Findings on the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs presents the interim impact findings from the evaluation, 15 months after participants were randomly assigned into the study.

This notice is to inform the public workforce investment system about available health insurance coverage options during the Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment period beginning on November 1, 2016 and ending on January 31, 2017, and to offer potential opportunities to refer job seekers and workers to information about how and where to sign up for coverage.

To advise State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) about their responsibilities related to the HCTC program for Calendar Year (CY) 2016; provide guidance regarding state data transmittals of eligible TAA and ATAA/RTAA recipients to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for HCTC purposes for CY 2017; and to announce an opportunity for SWAs to request funding to support the costs associated with the reinstatement of the advance credit option of the HCTC program.