To encourage labor representatives on state and local Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) to attend the 2004 training conferences sponsored by the AFL-CIO Working for America Institute. The conferences will be held May 12-14 in San Diego, California, and May 19-21 in New York, New York.

To inform State Workforce Agencies (SWA), Monitor Advocates (MA), and Foreign Labor Certification State Coordinators (FLCSC) of the 2017 "Monitor Advocate and Foreign Labor Certification Training," sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA). The training will be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico July 11-13, 2017. Some Regional Monitor Advocates (RMA) may request that the State Monitor Advocates (SMA) in their region stay until 12pm on Friday for pre-harvest discussions.

To educate workforce leaders about building new and successful partnerships between the WIA system and faith-based and community organizations (FBCO), and to announce a new grant opportunity for workforce investment boards (WIB) that successfully demonstrate the ability to partner with FBCOs.

To notify State Workforce Agencies about the publication of the updated Complaint/Apparent Violation Form (ETA 8429). (See attachment for the updated Form.)

To announce the availability of enhanced tools to support implementation of the My Reemployment Plan (MRP) by providing additional information to workforce professionals and improving jobseekers' access to and user experience with MRP. These tools include a companion video series to the My Reemployment Plan for use by jobseekers and a reference guide for use by workforce professionals providing direct services to job seekers in American Job Centers (AJCs).

To announce and solicit nominations for the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) Legislative Seminar.

To transmit corrections for the Services to Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Report, ETA Form 5148, and the One-Stop Career Center Complaint/Referral Record, ETA Form 8429.

To provide resources from ETA investments related to green jobs. ETA strongly encourages workforce practitioners to review the grant products and research cited in this notice, which provide valuable information that can help inform the design and implementation of green training and employment programs.

To provide an updated directory of Federal civilian and military agencies that requested detailed UCFE or UCX benefit payment data, which support the U.S. Department of Labor’s (Department) quarterly unemployment compensation billings.

To announce the release and availability of a new Employment and Training Administration (ETA) research report entitled:  Evaluation of the Re-Integration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) Program:  Interim Report.