Disaster Recovery Site for Hurricanes
ETA has announced that the Disaster Recovery Services web page on CareerOneStop.org has been expanded to include information of importance to individuals, communities and businesses impacted during the 2008 hurricane season. (09/04/08) |
U.S. Department Of Labor Announces $10.5 Million Grant To Assist Hurricane-Damaged Louisiana
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a grant of $10,500,000 to assist approximately 3,500 dislocated workers and continue cleanup and recovery efforts in 11 Louisiana parishes affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This grant is in addition to the more than $63 million in previous National Emergency Grants that the department has awarded to Louisiana since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005. (11/07/07) |
HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA
Federal Actions Could Enhance Preparedness of Certain State-Administered Federal Support Programs (02/12/07) |
BLS Monthly Labor Review Focuses on Impact of Hurricane Katrina
The just released August 2006 issue of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Monthly Labor Review is a special issue on the labor market impact of Hurricane Katrina. (08/25/06) |
HHS Seeks Comments and Ideas on How to Deliver Streamlined Services to Victims of Disasters
The Department of Health and Human Services is soliciting information regarding approaches for establishing a system by which victims of disasters can access multiple benefits and services in a secure and confidential way through magnetic stripe cards, smart cards, biometrics, or other innovative methods. (06/16/06) |
Gulf Coast Workforce Development Project Announcement: Executive Director
The Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, seeks to fill an executive-level position to build and lead a major initiative in the Gulf Coast region that will act as a workforce development engine for the region. (06/12/06) |
GAO Publishes Report For Hurricanes Katrina & Rita
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a March 8, 2006, report on Preliminary Observations Regarding Preparedness, Response, and Recovery pertaining to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (03/13/06) |
House Approves 13-Week DUA Extension
The House today approved legislation (S. 1777) to extend Disaster Unemployment Assistance for workers impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - the bill must be approved by the Senate before it is sent to President Bush. (03/02/06) |
Resources for Hurricane Relief Conference Call
The Department of Labor's Center for Faith Based and Community Initiatives is offering a Conference Call Series on Hurricane Relief on Thursday, March 2 at 2 p.m. EST. (02/27/06) |
TEGL 16-05: Flexibility Under Current Law for Hurricane Recovery Strategies
TEGL 16-05 highlights and reviews those areas of current law which offer flexibility in tailoring workforce strategies in the variety of situations experienced in areas impacted by the hurricanes of 2005 and locations where evacuees have moved. (02/16/06) |
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