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Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) provides federal assistance to workers who have been adversely affected by foreign trade. It was most recently authorized by the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (TAAEA; Title II of P.L. 112-40). Under TAAEA, eligibility and be...

This PDF is a October 22, 2013 letter, in which Bruce Madson, NASWA UI Committee Chair, communicated to USDOL ETA OUI about the Committee’s concerns with UIPL 28-13, Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) Investigative and Coding Guidance.

This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including: Congress Reaches Agreement to End Government Shutdown and Increase Federal Borrowing Authority Congress passed legislation late Wednesday, October 16th, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2775), funding the governme...

As Congress searches for ways to generate savings, reduce the deficit, and fund federal programs, it has held hearings and passed legislation to prevent and recover improper payments. Improper payments which exceeded $115 billion in FY2011—are payments made in an incorrect amount, payments...

This report provides responses to frequently asked questions about the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. It is intended to serve as a quick reference to provide easy access to information and data. This report does not provide information on TANF program rules.

This conciliation agreement is between USDOL's Civil Rights Center and the State of Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training to resolve violations found during a compliance review.

This report provides an overview of actions taken by Congress to provide FY2014 appropriations for the accounts funded by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (L-HHS-ED) appropriations bill. The L-HHS-ED bill provides funding for all acco...

The gross federal debt, which represents the federal government’s total outstanding debt, consists of (1) debt held by the public and (2) debt held in government accounts, also known as intragovernmental debt. Federal government borrowing increases for two primary reasons: (1) budget defic...

Various benefits may be available to unemployed workers to provide income support. When eligible workers lose their jobs, the Unemployment Compensation (UC) program may provide up to 26 weeks of income support through the payment of regular UC benefits. Unemployment benefits may be extende...

This letter is from Roger Ocampo, Chief, Office of Compliance and Policy, Civil Rights Center, USDOL, to Arizona Governor Janice Brewer on September 6, 2013, in reference to Arizona's compliance review.