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As I wrote yesterday, the recent Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 3-09 included the revised WOTC form that we’ve been waiting for — DOL ETA 9061. TEGL 3-09 also indicated that within two weeks, WOTC centers would be prohibited from accepting the old version of the form. The last day to use the old form, therefore, was September 16th.
HOWEVER, my contact in California’s WOTC center tells me today that the U.S. Department of Labor seems to be backing down from that deadline (although perhaps only informally at this point). As a result, the California WOTC center is not yet rejecting WOTC applications that use the old forms. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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Yes, what you’ve heard is true. The San Joaquin Enterprise Zone’s designation status has been updated from “conditional” to “final” by the California Housing and Community Development Department (HCD). Here’s an excerpt from an email I received today from Nicole Wells, the zone’s Enterprise Zone Coordinator. (more…)
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The long wait is over!
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new WOTC-related Training and Employment Guidance Letter (or TEGL) dated September 1, 2009. TEGL No. 3-09 provides guidance about documentation standards for the two new WOTC eligibility categories created by the February stimulus bill. It also includes the new Department of Labor Form ETA 9061 – Individual Characteristics Form that we must begin using immediately in order to obtain WOTC employee certifications. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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We have known for some time now that the latest round of California enterprise zone designations had been decided. The identify of the new enterprise zones, however, was not publicly announced until today in a press release by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”). (more…)
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