To help state workforce agencies (SWA) and their partners develop a comprehensive, adaptable and strategic disaster preparedness and response planning process that can be quickly implemented by staff and partners who are well-trained, well-aligned, and fully supported, ETA is publishing The Disaster Lifecycle from Preparedness through Resiliency: A Guide for State Workforce Agencies (the Guide).

To clarify program eligibility for the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) authorized under Section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

To inform states that applications for additional scenarios for blanket waivers of recoveries of established overpayments under Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 20-21, Change 1, will no longer be accepted as of the publication date of this UIPL.

To update Training and Employment Notice (TEN) No. 27-23, Change 1 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 recent Federal District Court Orders.

To advise states that to remain eligible for participation in NIDVO and have the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) directly cover at least two years of transaction costs subject to funding availability, states must implement one or both of the NIDVO services no later than December 31, 2025. To successfully deploy prior to this deadline, as described in more detail below, a state should begin the implementation process no later than October 20, 2025.