To ensure states are aware of the Schedule of Remuneration for the UCX program that reflects the military pay increase effective January 1, 2021.

To provide information on the definition and implementation of the UI Performs Core Measure for UI Integrity.

To advise states of the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, specifically Division N, Title II, Subtitle A, the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020, on December 27, 2020, and to provide an overview and instructions for implementing certain UI-related provisions.

The Department of Labor (Department) is clarifying the amount of grant funding available for the second round of grants that will be awarded under the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants competition and encouraging applicants to apply by November 17, 2011.

The purpose of this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to provide guidance about the changes to the PEUC program authorized by section 206 of the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (Continued Assistance Act).

To announce the release and availability of Comparison of State Unemployment Insurance Laws 2011

To advise states of the enactment of the Continued Assistance Act, on December 27, 2020, amending certain provisions of the Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act (EUISAA), set out in division D of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Pub. L. 116-127), the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. 116-136), and creating an optional, time-limited, and temporary waiver related to the 13-week "off" period in the permanent extended benefit (EB) law, the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (EUCA), 26 U.S.C. § 3304, note.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) informs states of the Department of Labor’s (Department) interpretation of the Trade Act, applicable to workers without regard to whether they were covered by certifications issued under the 2002 Amendments or the 2009 Amendments or any future law governing the TAA program, allowing equitable tolling of the statutory and regulatory TAA deadlines for: 1) enrolling in training as a condition of eligibility for Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA) under section 231(a)(5)(A) of the Trade Act; 2) making a bona fide application to a training program as a condition of eligibility for Additional TRA under section 233(b); and 3) applying for job search allowances under section 237(a)(2)(C) and relocation allowances under section 238(a)(2)(E) and (c) of the Trade Act. In this context, this TEGL emphasizes to State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as “Cooperative State Agencies” (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as “states”) the critical importance of their responsibility to notify adversely affected workers that they are covered under a TAA certification and to supply them with TAA benefit information that explains these deadlines.

Promote adoption of a One Workforce strategy by State Workforce Agencies, State and Local Workforce Development Boards, American Job Centers (AJCs), and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) partner programs and stakeholders.

To announce the availability of the Translating LMI into Service Delivery e-Learning training series, in order to encourage increased use of LMI, workforce information, and economic analyses to improve workforce development decision-making.