Background: Within the Employment and Training Administration, the Division of Older Worker Programs has arranged for three multi-regional conferences. While the principal audience is the Senior Community Service Employment Program staff, the workshops and plenary sessions should prove to be of interest to the broader workforce development system as well. The conferences should be of particular interest to individuals who operate JTPA Section 204(d) programs, and substate areas that serve large numbers of dislocated older workers. Subjects Addressed At The Conferences: The conferences will include plenary sessions of broad general interest. Included will be information on a new study examining the employment and training implications of the aging "Baby Boom" generation, information technology and the Older Worker Internet Project, and a legislative and policy update. Workshops likely to be of more specific interest include Welfare-to-Work, rural programs, public relations techniques, and assessment and individual development plans. There will also be workshops on older workers and One-Stop Career Centers, the Enterprise and ETA's Quality Initiatives, and several Simply Better! products -- the Self-Assessment System, Service by Design, and the Voice of the Customer. Conference attendees will have a wide range of sessions from which to choose. Dates and locations: The three conferences are scheduled as follows: Philadelphia, PA November 5 - 7, 1997 Houston, TX November 12 - 14, 1997 San Diego, CA November 19 -21, 1997 Announcement: Attached is a copy of the announcement, which was sent under separate cover to all JTPA service delivery areas, as well as the Administration on Aging's "aging network" (State Units on Aging and Area Agencies on Aging). Action Requested: States are requested to transmit this information to interested parties, in particular to JTPA Section 204(d) project operators and other entities involved in providing services to mature, experienced workers.

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Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) Utilization: As required by 20 CFR 625.6, the attached listing sets forth the 50 percent of AWBA computation applicable for major disasters declared during the first quarter of FY 1998, from October 1 through December 31, 1997. Action Required: SESA Administrators are requested to provide this information to appropriate staff and insure that the correct AWBA is utilized in determining the weekly DUA amount.

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Background: The Women's Initiative of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) works to ensure that the social, economic, health, and longterm care needs of midlife and older women are met. It advocates and supports research, policies, and programs that improve the needs of women in the workforce. The AARP's Women's initiative has produced two reports that discuss sex-and-age discrimination against midlife and older women. The second volume was recently issued; both are available on request. Findings and Recommendations: One of the findings of the most recent research, conducted by the Fair Employment Council of Greater Washington using U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Council (EEOC) data, is that midlife and older women have a greater success rate than men in achieving vindication for job discrimination claims. Men however, receive greater awards from their settled complaints than women do. The first volume analyzed court cases involving Federal Civil rights laws and allegations of sex and age discrimination against women and men age 40 and better. The reports make recommendations for improving enforcement of equal opportunity and urges that the EEOC issue guidelines for staff on how to recognize multiple discrimination against midlife and older women. Obtaining Copies: To obtain copies of Employment Discrimination Against Midlife and Older Women, volumes I and II, write to AARP Fulfillment. Information on how to do this is included in the attachment. Action: Please share this information with interested parties.

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