UI & A&F Committees Discuss EUC, Recovery Act With White House Committee on Ways and Means Staffer At a joint meeting in San Diego, California this week, NASWA's Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Administration and Finance (A&F) Committees held a conference call with Nick Gwyn, Staff Director, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, House Committee on Ways and Means, to discuss the Senate's version of the EUC bill (H.R. 3548) and extensions of the UI provisions in the Recovery Act set to expire at the end of 2009. (11/10/09) |
Workforce Bulletin - November 6, 2009 This week's Bulletin provides an analysis of the newly-enacted EUC bill; gives a summary of a conference call the UI and A&F Committees had with a House Committee on Ways and Means Staffer; announces NASWA's new RSS feed and Facebook page; and, discusses the October jobs report. (11/06/09) |
USDOL Team Takes Shape The new Assistant Secretaries were sworn in last week at the U.S. Department of Labor. (10/22/09) |
Classified Ad: Wyoming Department of Employment, Unemployment Tax Division Seeks Financial/Statistical Specialist 1 Financial/Statistical Specialist 1 open until filled. (09/01/09) |
2009 National Conference for Unemployment Insurance Tax Administration The Due Date for Registration for the 2009 National Conference for Unemployment Insurance Tax Administration is July 11, 2009 (07/08/09) |
Jane Oates Confirmed As ETA Assistant Secretary On Friday, June 19, 2009, Jane Oates was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration. (06/22/09) |
Washington State Commissioner Lee Joins USDOL Secretary At Earth Day Event U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and the Chairwoman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Nancy Sutley, recently co-hosted an Earth Day roundtable on the role of women in the green economy on April 22nd in Washington, D.C. (05/12/09) |
DOL Guidance on Workforce Provisions in Stimulus (TEN 30-08) The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is issuing the attached Employment and Training Notice, which provides an overview of ETA’s implementation strategy for Workforce Investment Act and Wagner-Peyser funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It also includes a timeline for funding allocation and policy and planning guidance, which are forthcoming. (03/05/09) |
Classified Ad: New Mexico seeks Budget Manager Duties include developing FY Operating Budget, establishing and monitoring federal grant awards, and more. The application deadline was extended to March 13, 2009. (02/27/09) |
Unemployment Insurance Program Letters (UIPL 11-09 and UIPL 13-09) New UIPLs released by the US DOL about the Federal Additional Compensation (FAC) program, including questions and anwers. (02/25/09) |
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