To ensure states are aware of the Schedule of Remuneration for the UCX program that reflects the military pay increase effective January 1, 2025.

To announce a report providing an updated cost-benefit analysis of state BPC activities based on FY 2019 data.

To announce the release of the new POA Exchange by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies’ (NASWA) SIDES.

To provide an updated version of the Department of Labor's Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 188 Disability Reference Guide to American Job Center (AJC) programs and other partners. The guide provides promising practices that correlate with specific nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements in Section 188 of WIOA and its implementing regulations.

To publish FY 2024 state-level RESEA outcome payment performance targets for the reemployment and reduced UI duration of RESEA participants and to provide states with a midyear analysis of their performance levels compared against these targets.

To inform Employment and Training Administration (ETA) federal financial assistance recipients of an update to Part 200, Subpart F of title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) which allows for an extension of the deadline to submit the Single Audit report in instances where it causes undue burden on the auditee(s).

To announce the IDH EDM webinar, which is scheduled to occur on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 3:00pm (Eastern Time).
 

To update Training and Employment Notice (TEN) No. 27-23 regarding states’ implementation of the Final Rule, Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States, 89 FR 33898 (Apr. 29, 2024) (Farmworker Protection Rule), in light of an August 26, 2024, court order prohibiting the U.S. Department of Labor (Department or DOL) from enforcing the Final Rule in 17 states and against Miles Berry Farm and members of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association as of August 26, 2024. 

To announce the 2024 SIDES “Helping Employers Connect and Engage with Your SIDES Program” virtual workshop which will be hosted by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) on October 23, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. EST.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to notify the public workforce system of the release of an updated Sector Strategies Framework, as well as related technical assistance resources that are available to support the broad implementation of effective sector strategies.