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Iowa
Worker Misclassification
Misclassification of workers
as “independent contractors” rather than “employees,” is a growing
problem in Iowa and across the nation. The federal Government
Accountability Office reports that the underpayment of Social
Security taxes, unemployment and income taxes in 2006, due to worker
misclassification, totaled an estimated $2.72 billion, nationally...
Iowa Workforce
Development and Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) partner to
bring you Iowa Works TV on KCWI
The Iowa Works TV show on KCWI TV 23 is
a partnership between Iowa Workforce Development and DMACC to bring
real life issues regarding the workforce to Iowans. As we discuss
topics ranging from résumé development to networking; financial
issues to skill development; and more! We’ll be profiling five
Iowans, each with a unique set of circumstances and varied
backgrounds, but one commonality – they are all currently
unemployed. Airs on Sundays at 11:00 AM starting April, 6, 2009...
Iowa Strategic Plan for
the America Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds For Wagner – Peyser
and Workforce Investment Act Programs July 1, 2009 through June 30,
2010
If you have any comments please e-mail them to Barbara Bobb at
Barbara.Bobb@iwd.iowa.gov
or Carol Paulus at
Carol.Paulus@iwd.iowa.gov.
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Microsoft and
the State of Iowa partner to bring Elevate America to Iowa -
Increasing Skills and Elevating America
Governor Chet Culver announces a major public-private
partnership between Microsoft and the State of Iowa to provide free
technology training for up to 5,700 unemployed Iowans, starting July
15, 2009.
Extended Training Benefits and Department Approved Training
You can go to school and still receive
unemployment insurance benefits!
There are two options available for training - Department Approved
Training (DAT) and Training Extension Benefits (TEB)
Iowa's Layoff
Aversion Project
Iowa’s Layoff Aversion Project includes the thought that layoff
aversion involves a “continuum” of strategies and ideas to assist
business and workers as well as communities when responding to a
layoff and crisis. Not only do we want to work with communities to
assist businesses in preventing layoffs but we also want to assist
those workers who have been laid off by shortening the length of
time before they start working their next job.
Modification to the State
Plan for the Wagner Peyser and Workforce Investment Act -
Addendum
This is the modification to the State Plan for the Wagner Peyser and
Workforce Investment Act Programs to address the use of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for the program year 2009.
Youth For Iowa Web Site
Iowa Workforce Development has created the Youth
For Iowa web site as a resource for Iowa's students and youth.
Iowa’s youth also have a new opportunity this summer thanks to the
new program, Youth for Iowa Summer Employment Program.
Resource Guide
for Job Seekers
A Step-by-step guide to dealing with a job loss,
starting a new job and everything in between.
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2008 Annual Report
Our agency focus over the last year has
been to make our services better connected and easier to navigate.
Integration, as it has come to be known, is going to be an integral
part of our future. Along with integration, we understand many
Iowans face an uncertainty in their careerfield. It will be crucial
for Iowans to update their skill sets in order to compete in this
global economy. IWD will strive to make sure all Iowans understand
the opportunities available to them.
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Iowa Workforce
Monthly
A Monthly Newsletter From Iowa Workforce
Development Director Elisabeth Buck - Iowa Workforce Monthly is
intended to help keep Iowa employers, job seekers and IWD employees
informed about critical employment issues affecting Iowa.
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Iowa's
Statewide Workforce Integration Plan - Report To The Iowa
Legislature (847 KB)
Across Iowa and across the U.S.
significant changes in the economy, business operations, and the
demographics and skills of the workforce are driving the public
workforce system to change. These changes must occur in a dynamic
environment that includes fluctuations in resources; new services
and methods; shifting customers; customer needs; and accelerated
skill requirements.
Online Reporting for Unemployment Benefits,
Easy Option with Less Waiting
Individuals receiving unemployment
compensation are required to report on their job search and
employment status weekly to continue receiving benefits. Iowa
Workforce Development provides multiple reporting options,
including online and over the phone.
Extended Emergency Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Director Elisabeth Buck announced today that notices will be
mailed from Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) to Iowans who may
be eligible for the extended emergency unemployment insurance
benefits if their previous benefits are currently exhausted.
Resources from The First Lady's Conference On Solutions To
Poverty
Resources from the First Lady's Conference On
Solutions To Poverty are now available including Keynote Address
Break Out Notes an a PowerPoint Presentation
Veteran
Employment Services
Iowa Workforce Development and the
US Dept of Labor/Veterans Employment and Training partner
to provide employment and referral services to eligible veterans
and other eligible persons and to ensure priority of service is
provided to all veterans.
Emergency Public
Jobs National Emergency Grant Waiver
This notice is provided to interested parties
that a request is being made to the Department of Labor to
approve the following waivers to service delivery of the
dislocated worker program for the Emergency Public Jobs National
Emergency Grant in Iowa. Due to the impact of the flooding that
has occurred across the State of Iowa we are requesting
flexibility to design and deliver workforce services that allow
the Workforce Investment Act to respond to those affected by the
disaster.
Iowa Career Access
Point (ICAP)
An initiative engaging Faith Based and
Community Organizations in Iowa Workforce Development... This is
a unique resource that creates portals into the Iowa Workforce
Development One-Stop system for communities that may not know
about our employment services, may be too far away or may not be
comfortable entering a government office building. Each ICAP is
located in a community neighborhood and staffed by volunteers so
clients and residents can feel more at ease.
Iowa Registered Apprenticeship Site
The 21st century economy demands a
workforce with postsecondary education credentials and the
adaptability to respond immediately to changing economic and
business needs. Registered Apprenticeship is a critical
postsecondary education, training and employment option
available in every state in the country. An Integration Program
To Educate, Promote, Train, Target and Partner...
Iowa Workforce
Development Flood 2008 Disaster Recovery Information
This the place to visit for information
about Iowa Workforce Development's services including related
resources for Iowa's disaster recovery. Information is continually
updated...
Rebuild Iowa Office
The Iowa Governor's 2008 Rebuild
Iowa Office site. Iowa disaster recovery efforts from the Iowa
Floods of 2008.
Disaster
Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Updated
Assistance for individuals
unemployed as a direct result of a major disaster. If you are unemployed as a direct result
of the disaster, or if you were going to be employed in the disaster
area at the time the disaster began, and your principal source of
income and livelihood is dependent upon work that was affected by
the disaster, then you may be eligible.
Iowa’s statewide
Vacancy and Skills Assessment Study
Further substantiates Iowa’s workforce shortage,
starting now and moving well into the future. Iowa employers
reported nearly 50,000 current vacancies, potential retirements
topping 150,000 and additional job growth through planned businesses
expansions.
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Workforce Shortage Report
Iowa’s Changing Labor Force Dynamics...
The Iowa labor market is expected to face a very
different set of opportunities and challenges over the next twenty
years, primarily because of changes in demographic trends and the
demand for workers with higher skills.
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Online
Continued Claims Reporting
To receive payments after you
have filed your initial claim, you must confirm your eligibility
every week and can now do this online...
Downloadable Minimum Wage Poster
A printable poster for Iowa's
Minimum Wage.
A
Spanish version is also available.
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Unemployment Insurance Tax
System (UITS)
Iowa Employers can file their quarterly Employer's
Contribution & Payroll Report online. The UITS also features
automated calculations such as computing the taxable wages and
contributions due, ePayment options enabling employers to pay their
UI contributions by eCheck, Credit Card or submit a payment voucher
with their paper check, save and return feature for system re-entry
at a later time, and online help that will guide the user through
the filing process. If you have any questions about UITS, please
call UITS Help Desk at (888) 848-7442 (888-UITS4IA) or e-mail.
