To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of the Department of Labor's (DOL) concerns regarding the increasing technicality and complexity of UI Appeals hearings and to provide draft legislation which may assist the SESAs in resolving this problem.

To provide information on the Annual Conference of the National Association of Unemployment Insurance Appellate Boards (NAUIAB) in Madison, Wisconsin from June 24 through June 28, 1990.

To transmit copies of the cited document which was published on May 6, 1990.

To advise States of the Department of Labor's position on the issuance of subpoenas in interstate appeals.

To transmit the second annual Experience Rating Index (ERI) for States for rate year 1989.

To inform State Employment Security Agencies’ of merged DD Forms 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued by the military branches of the Department of Defense (DOD), that may be presented by claimants when filing for unemployment compensation under the Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers (UCX) Program.

To transmit revised Form 1099-G to be used by State employment security agencies (SESAs) when notifying claimants of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits paid during calendar year 1990.

To transmit, for State employment security agencies' (SESA) information and consideration for possible future use, a report prepared by the Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General (OIG), containing a model trust fund accounting system for state unemployment insurance (UI) programs including a model chart of accounts and related financial report data.

To advise the State agencies of the United States Supreme Court's decision in the Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith, decided on April 17, 1990.

To forward the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of SESA Interstate Program Coordinators.