To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020.

To provide States with guidance and expectations regarding the implementation of the RESEA evaluation and evidence requirements.

To announce that OMB has approved (under the same OMB approval number provided below) the extension of RJM data information collection.

To announce the next steps for state implementation of the UI Benefits Operations State Self-Assessment Tool (State Self-Assessment Tool): The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) intends to refine the State Self-Assessment Tool and processes based on feedback from the states and ETA plans to move to a biennial or triennial review cycle for future State Self-Assessment reviews.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from January 1 - March 31, 2020, (second quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020).

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) 2015.

This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to inform State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) that they: (1) must exclude Tax Identification Numbers (TINs), which include Social Security Numbers (SSNs) and Employer Identification Numbers (EINs), from the Debt Account Identification (ID) field of the record layout for UC debts referred to TOP for offset recovery; (2) must follow the provisions of the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (Public Law (P.L.) 115-59) that restricts the inclusion of TINs on documents Federal departments and agencies send by mail; and (3) must discontinue aggregating UC debts referred to TOP for offset recovery.

To notify State Workforce Agencies of the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 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that support the prevention and detection of UI improper benefit payments, improve state performance, and address outdated Information Technology (IT) system infrastructures.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 ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWA) are aware of the Federal military retired pay annual COLA provided by the Department of Defense.

To ensure that states are aware that: 1) the social security survivors and old age retirement annuities and the Federal civilian pensions annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will increase for calendar year 2020 and 2) COLA information is located on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website.