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- Forms
- Training Application (OS44)
- Spanish Version (OS44-SP)
- Training Application for Claimants Enrolled in Government-Funded Training (Excluding Pell Grant and Veteran Grant Recipients) (OS44-GOV Funded)
- Training Fact Sheet (OS44I)
- Spanish Version (OS44I-SP)
- Pending Documents Advisory (OS44PD)
- Spanish Version (OS44PD-SP)
- Training Recommendation (OS44R)
- Informational Brochure (LO318.7)
- Spanish Version (LO318.7-SP)
- Career Center Training Application FAX Cover Sheet (OS44F) (Rev. 9/09)
- Training Application (OS44)
- PowerPoints
- Resources
- Review Criteria
- Viewing Training Documents in FAF
- OSOS Data Entry Chart for All Units (Updated 2/4/11)
- 599 Data Entry Quick Guide (Updated 11/12/08)
- Forms
- Disability Employment Initiative
We operate this federally funded disability employment service in our New York State Career Centers. We provide seamless Workforce Investment Act (WIA) services and accessibility for everyone served in our Career Centers, including individuals with disabilities.
- Displaced Homemaker Program
- Displaced Homemaker Guidance Letter No. 1- Program Eligibility and Reporting Requirements.
- Displaced Homemaker Guidance Letter No. 2- Expanding DHP Through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
- Displaced Homemaker Guidance Letter No. 3- Link to myBenefits for SNAP Eligibility
- ETPL
- EUC Reemploy
- H-1B Advanced Manufacturing
- NYESS/Ticket to Work
- Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement
- Provider Agreement
- Interagency Agreement for The Creation of an Integrated Employment Support Computer System between the NYS Department of Labor (DOL) and the NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH)- Basic agreement between DOL and OMH to co-administer NYESS.
- NYESS Fact Sheet- Basic premise of the New York Employment Services System.
- CMPPA Agreement- Agreement for working with OMH, the Research Foundation for Mental Hygeine (RFMH), and the Social Security Administration (SSA).
- SSA Signed Agreement
- NWRC
This is a tool that prepares job seekers for entry-level work and gives businesses a more competent and skilled workforce to meet their needs. For details on the WRC, visit the National Work Readiness Credential Website.
- General Information
- Curriculum Preparation, Materials, and Test Vouchers
- Marketing Material
- Entering NWRC in OSOS
For more background, contact Timothy Hartnett at Timothy.Hartnett@labor.ny.gov
- OJT
- OJT-NEG Q&A
- OJT-NEG Program Guidance Letter 1
- Responsibility Questionnaire Attestation Form
- OJT Due Diligence Request Form
- OJT-NEG Notice of Obligational Authority (NOA) Request Form
- Accrued Expenditures Reporting (AER) Form
- OJT-NEG Program Guidance Letter 2 - Use of JobZone of OJT-NEG
- JobZone User Guide (updated 10/04/12)
- OJT-NEG Program Guidance Letter 3 -Data Entry into OSOS for OJT/NEG
- Statewide OJT Q&A
- OSOS & REOS
Reemployment Guidance Letter No. 1- Procedure for Rescheduling and Identifying Reportable Unemployment Insurance (UI) Issues Relating to UI Customers’ Appointments in the Career Center.
Rescheduling Guidance Letter Questions and Answers
OSOS Help Desk Contact Info
- By Phone: 518-457-6586
- By Email: help.osos@labor.ny.gov
REOS Help Desk Contact Info
- By Email: help.reos@labor.ny.gov
OSOS & REOS Resources and Guides
- Rapid Response
- Rapid Response Guidance Letter No. 1- Rapid Response Program Guidelines.
- REA
- SMART
- FAQs
- Archived webinars - https://dews.webex.com
- Special Populations
The Special Populations Unit provides services to workers with disabilities and ex-offenders.
- Resources for Serving Workers with Disabilities
- Disability Employment Initiative- We provide seamless Workforce Investment Act (WIA) services and accessibility for everyone served in our NYS Career Centers, including individuals with disabilities.
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit- The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a payroll tax credit for employers that hire individuals from target groups and/or with barriers to employment. This incentive can improve the chances of finding employment for your customers.
- Workers with Disabilities Employment Tax Credit- The Workers with Disabilities Employment Tax Credit (WETC) is a New York State tax credit for employers that hire workers with disabilities who obtain or have received vocational rehabilitation services within two years of hire. This financial incentive can help your customers with disabilities to secure employment.
- Access for All - A resource manual for meeting the needs of Career Center customers with disabilities
- An Orientation & Mobility Primer - A self evaluation for workforce development Career Center providers serving customers who are blind or visually impaired.
- Disability Etiquette: Tips on Interacting with People with Disabilities
- The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 - A Primer for People with Disabilities
- Resources for Serving Ex-offenders
- The Prime Objective
- The NYS Department of Labor's comprehensive guide for assisting ex-offenders with reentering the workforce.
- Federal Bonding Program- The Federal Bonding Program (FBP) is a hiring incentive for employers that hire at-risk job seekers, such as ex-offenders. This program can help increase employment prospects for your customers.
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit- The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a payroll tax credit for employers that hire individuals from target groups and/or with barriers to employment. This incentive can improve the chances of finding employment for your customers.
- The Prime Objective
For more information about the programs and resources listed above, contact the Special Populations mailbox at SpecialPopulations@labor.ny.gov
- Resources for Serving Workers with Disabilities
- TAA
The TAA program helps workers who have lost their jobs as a result of foreign trade. It offers a variety of benefits and services, including:
- Job training
- Income support
- Job search and relocation allowances
- A tax credit to help pay the costs of health insurance
- Wage supplement for certain re-employed trade-affected workers 50 years of age and older
- Background
President Obama signed the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2011 (TAAEA) on October 23, 2011. This created a new benefit structure under the Trade Act. Petitions submitted since TAAEA's ratification will have petition numbers 81,000 and higher. Petitions numbered 80,000 - 80,999 will generally be covered by TAAEA as well.
President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Recovery Act") on February 17, 2009. The Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 (TGAA), part of the Recovery Act made changes to the TAA program, and sunset in February 2011. Workers certified under TGAA will be associated with petitions numbered 70,000 - 79,999 and receive benefits under the TGAA benefit structure.
Petitions covered under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended in 2002: Number 69,999 and below.
- General Info
- Employment Plan Forms Instructions
- Guides
- Questions and Answers
- Presentations
- Trade Act Program Module 1 Training Video
- TAs and TEGLs
- TEGL 9-05 - Approval of Distance Learning Under the TAA Program
- TEGL 10-11 - Operating Instructions for Implementing the Amendments to the Trade Act of 1974 Enacted by the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (TAAEA)
- TEGL 14-11 - Revised Petition Forms to File for Trade Adjustment Assistance
- TEGL 22-08 - Operating Instructions for Implementing the Amendments to the Trade Act of 1974 Enacted by the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009
- TEGL 23-08 - Petition Form for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program Including a Spanish Version
- TEGL 22-08 - Training and Employment Guidance Letter, Change 1
- TEGL 19-10
- TEGL 16-10, Change 2
- TA #04-6.5 - Guidance on Integrating Services Under the Trade Act Programs
- TEGL #2-03, Change 2 - Requests for Certification Under the Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) Program for Certain Worker Groups Covered by Certified TAA Petitions
- TA #04-6 - Guidance on Integrating Services Under the Trade Act Programs
- TEGL 8-11 - Availability of Equitable Tolling of Deadlines for Workers Covered Under Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Certifications
- Laws
- Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC)
- Youth
- Youth Portal
- USDOL Employment and Training Administration Releases the Youth Council Toolkit
- Created by USDOL Employment and Training Administration
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