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This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including: 2013 National UI Directors’ Conference and IT/Legal Issues Forum: Conference Presentations The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) and the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation were pleased to ho...

South Dakota will reduce the total amount of Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefits paid by 7.2 percent. This adjustment is to meet the federal requirement for fiscal year 2014 sequestration required by the Budget Control Act of 2011. State Labor and Regulation Secretary Pam Ro...

The South Dakota Division of Insurance has issued a consumer alert warning people of scammers posing as insurance agents or federal government representatives. State Insurance Director Merle Scheiber says scam artists may be trying to sell fraudulent policies or obtain sensitive informatio...

Gov. Dennis Daugaard has issued a proclamation to celebrate National Employ Older Workers Week on Sept. 22-28. This week is designed to support workers past the traditional retirement age who have remained in the workforce or re-entered it. “Older workers play an important role in growing ...

This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including: Register Today for the 77th NASWA Annual Conference in Denver, CO Have you registered for the 77th NASWA Annual Conference yet? With less than a month to go, NASWA and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment encourage

Several key provisions related to extended federal unemployment benefits are temporary and, therefore, scheduled to expire. The temporary 100% federal financing of the Extended Benefit (EB) program ends December 31, 2013. The temporary option for states to use three-year lookbacks as part ...

Federal employees who are not receiving pay during the shutdown may be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits through the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees program (UCFE). This unemployment insurance benefit is administered by States as agents for the Federal government...

At its October 8, 2013 meeting in Rapid City, South Dakota, the Unemployment Insurance Committee formed a workgroup to address states’ concerns with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Unemployment Insurance, Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) Investigative and Coding Guidance, UIPL 28...

November 11 - 17, 2019 | #NAW2019 NASWA is connecting states and territories to learn and share promising apprenticeship strategies! The nation comes together for one week to focus on apprenticeship, but NASWA advocates this key state workforce development initiative year-round, and we're ...

These best practices are collected from annual Workforce Innovation Award nominations. States submit programs, projects, or initiatives, which address a challenge they face, and result in significant performance or service improvements. 2020 Winter Workforce Innovation Award Nominations Me...