To ensure states are aware of the locality-based salary rates for certain Federal civilian employees.

To provide guidance and direction regarding the availability of Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) National Emergency Grant (NEG) resources for health insurance coverage assistance and support services for eligible Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) recipients and other eligible individuals, as authorized under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and to inform potential applicants and current grantees of changes made to the program by the TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2009.

To request that states provide to the Department of Labor (Department), in their submissions under Form MA 8-7, information pertaining to state work search requirements in effect as of October 1, 2018, for conformity purposes.

To ensure 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 2015, and 2) COLA information may be found on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Web site.

This guidance letter updates the procedures states should follow to apply for WIA section 503 Incentive Grants.

To ensure states are aware of the revised Schedule of Remuneration for the UCX program that reflects the military pay increase effective January 1, 2015.

The Department of Labor (DOL) invites the workforce development system to participate in the Career Videos for America’s Job Seekers Challenge (hereafter called the Challenge). This effort is a collaboration among the White House, the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA), IdeaScale.com, online video makers, workforce development professionals, and job seekers.

To clarify application of sequestration in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 on delayed benefit payments from prior fiscal years and resulting administrative costs.

To clarify the Department of Labor’s position about the use of unemployment fund moneys to pay interest and other administrative costs on non-federal loans used to pay unemployment compensation (UC) under state law.

To ensure State Workforce Agencies are aware of the Federal military retired pay annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) provided by the Department of Defense.