The purpose of this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to address questions raised by states and provide further guidance about the LWA program authorized by the Presidential Memorandum, Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Presidential Memo), issued on August 8, 2020, and administered through a grant agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

To describe and solicit comments on a proposed UI Performs Core Measure for UI Integrity.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to announce changes to the TAA Program regulations as part of the implementation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (TAARA 2015), title IV of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-27). The updated regulations reduce regulatory burden by modernizing, simplifying, and clarifying state administration of the TAA Program.

To transmit special procedures, as updated to reflect regulatory and administrative changes in the H-2A Program, for employers who apply to the Department of Labor (Department) to obtain labor certifications to hire temporary agricultural foreign workers in occupations involving an itinerary for the shearing of sheep, goats, alpacas, or other animals requiring shearing in the United States.

To announce the 12 states selected to receive additional fiscal year (FY) 2020 awards totaling $2,500,000 to reduce the processing backlog for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). The remainder of Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 13-19 remains the same.

To transmit special procedures, updated to reflect regulatory and organizational changes in the H-2A Program, for employers who apply to the Department of Labor (Department) to obtain labor certifications to hire temporary agricultural foreign workers in occupations involved in the open range production of livestock in the United States.

States have gained experience administering the PUA program under the CARES Act, Public Law (Pub. L. 116-136), and have identified additional questions about the PUA eligibility of individuals who are caregivers and affected by school systems reopening. The purpose of this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to address those questions concerning the PUA program.

To transmit special procedures, as updated to reflect regulatory and administrative changes in the H-2A Program, for employers who apply to the Department of Labor (Department) to obtain labor certifications to hire temporary agricultural foreign workers to perform sheepherding and/or goatherding activities.

To encourage states to use the IDH as an important integrity tool in combating UI fraud and provide an update on the IDH Participation Agreement.

To establish special procedures for itinerant commercial beekeeper employers who apply to the Department of Labor (Department) to obtain labor certifications to hire temporary agricultural foreign workers to perform work in the United States.