I.Purpose
Ohio is committed to providing workforce solutions throughout
the business cycle, including the delivery of rapid response (RR)
activities. The purpose of this policy
is to outline the requirements for delivery of RR program services during an
employer closure, mass layoff, disaster mass job dislocation, and/or filing of
a Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) petition event.
II.Effective
Date
Immediately
III.Rescission
ODJFS, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Policy Letter
No. 15-15.2, Rapid Response Program Requirements – Employer Mass Layoff,
Employer Closure, and Trade Adjustment Assistance Events, (April 11, 2018).
IV.Background
RR is a series of activities provided by the State in partnership
with the local workforce development areas (local area), to assist dislocated
workers in obtaining reemployment as soon as possible, when one or more of the
following circumstances occur:
1.Announcement
or notification of a permanent closure, regardless of the number of workers
affected;
2.Announcement
or notification of a mass layoff;
3.A mass job
dislocation resulting from a natural or other disaster; or
4.The filing of
a TAA petition.
The purpose of RR is to promote economic recovery and vitality
by developing ongoing, comprehensive approaches to identifying, planning for,
or responding to layoffs and dislocations, and preventing or minimizing their
impacts on workers, businesses, and communities. Ohio's RR delivery system strengthens partnership,
communication, professional development, accountability, and timely access to
needed services for employers and impacted workers. Rapid reemployment is the central purpose of
RR and is done by helping workers impacted by an employer closure, mass layoff,
disaster mass job dislocation, and/or TAA petition filing event quickly
transition to new employment, minimizing the duration of unemployment, or
averting layoff when possible.
Under section 134(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (WIOA) and 20 C.F.R. 682.310, each state is responsible for
providing RR activities. Through
coordinated efforts, Ohio will utilize a combination of state/local teams, as
well as eligible service providers to be most effective in serving at-risk workers
and employers.
Collaboratively, building and preserving relationships with
employers will improve local team effectiveness by enhancing the focus on
current and future workforce needs of local businesses and industry. Through this partnership, teams can
strategically avert layoffs or minimize their impact, reduce the duration of
unemployment, and positively affect the local economy. Ohio's RR program can and should bring
together government, education, and training resources to not only meet the needs
of the business community, but to exceed those needs throughout all phases of
the business cycle.
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), Office
of Workforce Development (OWD) is the agency responsible for the administration
of WIOA and RR programs. The OWD RR Unit
will oversee Ohio's RR program to ensure compliance with federal and state
requirements.
If a layoff occurring in the local area does not meet the RR event
definition, the local area is still required to provide WIOA Title I services
to eligible dislocated workers affected by the layoff. Pursuant to section 134(c)(1) of WIOA,
dislocated worker formula funds allocated to the local area shall be used to
establish a workforce delivery system, to provide career services to dislocated
workers, to provide training services to dislocated workers, to establish and
develop relationships with large and small employers, and to develop, convene,
or implement industry and sector partnerships.
The local workforce development boards (WDBs) determine the most
appropriate mix of these services, and both career and training services must
be available to eligible dislocated workers.
It is expected that the local area will provide career and/or training
services to dislocated workers whose dislocation does not meet the threshold
for RR program services using the local area's dislocated worker program
formula funds.
A.Rapid Response Employer Event Determination
The classification of an event is without regard to the
industry, size of the employer, number of individuals potentially impacted, or
the time between notification and layoff date.
Pursuant to section 134(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of WIOA, RR activities provide
additional assistance to local areas that experience employer closures, mass
layoffs, disaster mass job dislocations, or TAA petition filings that
precipitate substantial increases in the number of unemployed individuals. RR services and activities should be provided
to all employers who experience an RR event regardless of how the RR team was
notified of the event.
There are two types of RR events:
1.Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Event – Any employer that
provides written notice of a mass layoff or closure with intent to meet the
federal WARN requirements.
2.Non-WARN
Event – Any employer experiencing a mass layoff or closure, even if it is not
subject to the federal WARN requirements.
B.Provision of Required Rapid Response Activities for RR Events
As part of the local area RR service delivery system and
pursuant to 20 C.F.R. 682.330, the State, working in conjunction with the local
WDBs and American Job Centers (which in Ohio are known as OhioMeansJobs
centers), must have the following array of services available, as needed, for
local employers and affected workers:
1.Immediate and
on-site contact with the employer, representatives of the affected workers, and
the local community, including an assessment of and plans to address the:
a.Layoff plans
and schedules of the employer;
b.Background
and probable assistance needs of the affected workers;
c.Reemployment
prospects for workers; and
d.Available
resources to meet the short and long-term assistance needs of the affected
workers;
2.The provision
of information about and access to unemployment compensation benefits and
programs, such as short-time compensation (e.g., SharedWork Ohio),
comprehensive OhioMeansJobs Center services, and employment and training
activities, including information on the TAA program, Pell Grants, the GI Bill,
and other resources;
3.The delivery
of other available services and resources including workshops and classes, use
of worker transition centers (which must complement, not replace, the
OhioMeansJobs center), and job fairs, to support reemployment efforts of
affected workers;
4.Partnership
with the local WDBs and chief elected official(s) to ensure a coordinated
response to the dislocation event and, as needed, obtain access to State and
local economic development assistance.
Such coordinated response may include the development of an application
for a national dislocated worker grant;
5.The provision
of emergency assistance adapted to the mass layoff;
6.Delivery of
services to worker groups for which a petition for TAA has been filed; and
7.The provision
of limited, additional assistance to local areas that experience RR events when
such events exceed the capacity of the local area to respond with existing
resources.
The above list represents the minimum services that must be
readily available and should be offered with the end goal of rapid
reemployment. Pursuant to 20 C.F.R.
682.340, a state or designated entity may devise RR strategies or conduct
activities that are intended to minimize the negative impacts of dislocation on
workers, businesses, and communities, to ensure rapid reemployment for workers
affected by RR events. When
circumstances allow, the RR team may provide guidance.
Activities for Unemployment Compensation
Claimants
Additionally, to assist workers impacted by employer layoff and
closure events, House Bill 2 (130th General Assembly) made changes
to Ohio Revised Code section 4141.29 of Ohio's Unemployment Compensation law by
requiring claimants to connect with job opportunities and to participate in
reemployment activities through the OhioMeansJobs.com system and/or
OhioMeansJobs centers. The JFS 55213, Worker's
Guide to Unemployment Compensation, provides additional guidance on
required reemployment activities and may be found at http://www.odjfs.state.oh.us/forms/file.asp?id=2187&type=application/pdf
C.The Rapid Response Team
1.Responsibility of the Rapid Response Team
For RR events that have occurred within the previous six months,
the RR team will work collaboratively to:
a.Develop a
process to address calls from employers and potentially affected workers (PAWs)
requesting information regarding federal and state programs and their
requirements (e.g., WARN, Short-term Compensation, Unemployment Compensation,
or TAA);
b.Identify the
range of skills and abilities of the affected workforce and compare with local
workforce needs to match the affected workers with job vacancies for rapid
reemployment;
c.Develop a
coordinated service delivery plan that identifies the strategies to engage
local employers in rapid reemployment activities and identifies the outreach
strategies needed to highlight the skills of the PAWs. The plan must utilize resources, such as
on-the-job training (OJT) and/or customized training, which will most
effectively serve both the PAWs and the targeted employer's needs;
d.Examine the
potential impact of an RR event on other employers whose business is dependent
on the employer experiencing an RR event (e.g., upstream and downstream
customers) to determine an appropriate course of action to connect impacted
companies to RR early intervention services; and
e.Ensure PAWs
register in OhioMeansJobs.com to increase reemployment opportunities.
2.Rapid Response Team Protocol
Establishing a standard local area protocol among all RR team
members results in a more effective local team response to layoffs and
closures, impacts the service delivery outcome, and creates an environment for
proactive RR.
The RR team protocol is a result of conducting a responsibility
assignment exercise known as the RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted,
Informed), which clearly describes the role(s) of each team member in the
completion of RR tasks and activities.
The RACI should provide a clear depiction of each RR activity and
associated tasks and the role each team member needs to perform in order to
deliver workforce solutions effectively and efficiently to RR customers. The protocol should take into consideration
the role of the TAA representative as it pertains to administration of RR
activities when a TAA petition has been filed.
The RACI, when applied to the RR process, looks at each role and
function of RR and helps local teams determine who is:
a.Responsible
– the individual who does the job;
b.Accountable
– the individual(s) who is/are ultimately accountable for the action, task, or
function;
c.Consulted
– the individual(s) who need(s) to be consulted prior to a final decision or
action being taken; and
d.Informed
– the individual(s) who need(s) to be informed after a final decision or action
is taken.
3.RR Events Affecting Multiple Local Areas and Planning Regions
WIOA envisions a workforce development system that is
customer-focused on both the job seeker and business and anticipates and responds
to the needs of regional economies. It
requires that local WDBs and chief elected officials design and govern the
system regionally, aligning workforce policies and services with regional
economies and supporting service delivery strategies tailored to those needs. As businesses pull resources and employees
from various workforce development areas, it is important that local areas and
planning regions address RR processes on a regional basis, ensuring that
policies and procedures pertaining to the delivery of RR services are aligned
to minimize confusion for the business community. Specifically, local areas must coordinate
with one another should an employer closure, mass layoff, disaster mass job
dislocation, or TAA petition filing occur affecting multiple local areas,
including reemployment service delivery and requests for funding.
V.Definitions
Disaster mass job dislocation: Any reduction in force, due to a disaster as
defined by state or local emergency management policy, that does not result in
a total plant/branch/office closing, but still results in the filing of a
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice, regardless of the
number of workers affected by the layoff announced; or, if no WARN
correspondence is issued, employment loss at a single site of employment for:
1.At least 25
percent of employees; or
2.At least 50
employees.
Employer: An individual, business,
company, firm, agency, organization, etc. that employs one or more people.
Employer Closure: The permanent
shutdown of an Ohio business, facility, or agency.
Event: Any situation in which
workers are at risk of layoff from a downsizing or closure of an employer’s
Ohio business, facility, or agency.
Layoff: A separation due to the
lack of work or other factor(s) not related to the behavior or performance of
the employee.
Local Rapid Response Coordinator (LC):
An individual representing the local WDB, local area, and the OhioMeansJobs
centers on the RR team.
Local Plan: A comprehensive 4-year plan developed by the
local WDB, in partnership with the chief elected official, and submitted to the
State which provides descriptions of the strategic planning elements and
services provided in the local area.
Requirements for local plans are outlined in Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act Policy Letter (WIOAPL) No. 16-03, Regional
and Local Planning.
Mass layoff: Any reduction in force that does not result
in a total plant/branch/office closing, but still results in the filing of a
WARN Act notice, regardless of the number of workers affected by the layoff
announced; or, if no WARN correspondence is issued, employment loss at a single
site of employment for:
1.At least 25
percent of employees; or
2.At least 50
employees.
Notification: The process by which
an individual on the RR team is made aware of a possible layoff or employer
closing. A notification can come from a
variety of sources, including, but not limited to: a WARN letter, word of
mouth, the media, local Chamber of Commerce, ODJFS Trade Unit, OhioMeansJobs
Center, union officials, local government, affected workers, etc.
ODJFS Regional Rapid Response Coordinator
(RC): An ODJFS workforce specialist assigned to a specific local
workforce development area or planning region of Ohio to maintain contact with
the employer and to ensure all the activities of the local RR team are completed.
OhioMeansJobs Center Operator: The
entity or a consortium of entities designated or certified through a
competitive process to operate a one-stop center under section 121(d) of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U.S.C. 3151(d).
OhioMeansJobs.com: The statewide
electronic system for labor exchange and job placement activity operated by the
state.
Ohio Rapid Response Workforce Survey
(RRWS): The standardized survey (JFS 08124) used in Ohio to identify
demographics of the affected workforce and serve as a preliminary needs
assessment.
Ohio’s Designated Case Management System:
An information tracking system as defined in OAC 5101:9-30-04 used by workforce
professionals to gather and report program data and employer event information
on the delivery of services for the following programs: Rapid Response, WIOA, Wagner-Peyser, Veteran,
Apprenticeship, Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker, Foreign Labor Certification,
and Trade.
Planning Region: Two or more local workforce development areas
assigned by the State to align workforce development activities and resources
with larger regional economic development areas and available resources to
provide coordinated and efficient services to both job seekers and employers.
Potentially Affected Workers (PAW): Employees at risk of becoming unemployed due
to an event.
Rapid Response Emergency Assistance Funds
(RREAF): State rapid response
funding allocated to local areas for the provision of reemployment services
outlined in the service plan to workers and employers who have been affected by
a mass layoff, employer closure, disaster mass job dislocation, or TAA
petition.
Rapid Response (RR) Event: When one or more of the following
circumstances occur:
1.Announcement
or notification of a permanent closure, regardless of the number of workers
affected;
2.Announcement
or notification of a mass layoff;
3.A mass job
dislocation resulting from a natural or other disaster; or
4.The filing of
a TAA petition.
Rapid Response Team: Individuals
from state and local workforce entities that respond collectively to mass
layoffs, employer closures, disaster mass job dislocations, and TAA petition
filing that occur within their local area or planning region and assist in
providing RR services to employers and affected workers.
Rapid Response Worker Reemployment
Session: The provision of
reemployment information to the affected workers on the benefits, services, and
resources available to rapidly transition them before layoff date or/and during
their layoff to new employment.
Service Plan: A plan which details all RR services that
will be provided to an affected workforce and a timeline of when the services
will be delivered.
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA): A program which provides assistance,
including reemployment and training services, to workers whose jobs have been
threatened or lost due to foreign imports, or shifts in production and/or
services to a country outside the United States.
Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification
Act (WARN): The Federal Act that protects workers, their families, and
communities by requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to provide
notification 60 calendar days in advance of plant closings and mass
layoffs. General provisions of WARN
covers employers with 100 or more employees, not counting those who have worked
less than 6 months in the last 12 months and those who work an average of less
than 20 hours a week. Additional
material for compliance and assistance can be found at http://www.doleta.gov/layoff/warn.cfm
.
Workforce development board (WDB)
director: The individual hired or
designated by the local WDB to assist in completion of duties for the local
WDB, including oversight of workforce development employment and training
programs and development of the budget for the local area.
VI.Local
Workforce Development Area Requirements
A.Identification
of the Rapid Response Team
Each local area must identify members of its RR team. The RR
team, in coordination with the RC, shall develop a protocol to ensure the team
works together so services are provided to employers and affected workers in a
timely, efficient, and quality manner.
The local area's RR team is made up of the following partners
fulfilling the following roles when responding to an RR event:
1.ODJFS Rapid Response Coordinator: The RC will:
a.Ensure that
the initial contact is made with the business;
b.Conduct
and/or participate in the initial meeting, in conjunction with the LC as
appropriate, and ensure effective and consistent communication with the
employer throughout RR activities;
c.Disseminate
information regarding the RR event to the RR team;
d.Conduct rapid
response worker reemployment sessions or work with the LC to ensure such
sessions are conducted;
e.Coordinate
team members to effectively deliver RR program and other services to employers
and affected workers;
f.Assist in
coordination of resources within the defined region, which includes
coordination with other workforce areas and/or planning region(s) as necessary
to ensure timely, effective, and consistent delivery of RR services;
g.Collaborate
with other RCs and other local RR teams for events and initiatives that are
regional or statewide;
h.Collaborate
with LC on the development of the reemployment strategy and service delivery
plan, in conjunction with the RR team, that best fits the situation; and
i.Discuss with
the team the best course of action when other employers are at risk of
downsizing or closing due to an event.
2.Local Rapid Response Coordinator: The LC will:
a.Conduct
and/or participate in the initial meeting, in conjunction with the RC, as
appropriate;
b.Collaborate
among partners;
c.Collaborate
with the RC on the development of the reemployment strategy, in conjunction
with the RR team, that best fits the situation;
d.Coordinate
with LCs in other local areas when the event affects multiple local areas
regarding reemployment strategy and RR service delivery plan;
e.Develop a
customized RR service delivery plan for every employer event;
f.Determine
the need for Rapid Response Emergency Assistance Funds (RREAF) and collaborate
with RC in completing the application;
g.Collaborate
with the local area's fiscal agent and local WDB to mutually agree on funding
amounts to support the plan for services;
h.Guide the
team through the funding application process, including applying for funds and
submitting the form to the WDB director for signature and approval; and
i.Assist in
the implementation of the RR service delivery plan.
3.WDB Director:
The WDB Director reviews the RR team protocol and its effectiveness
every four years as part of the development of the local area's plan, or after
two years as part of the local area plan review and modification, or as
needed. The WDB Director (or designee)
also signs and submits the RREAF application.
In addition to the RR team members listed above, local RR teams
should also include the following members so that the team has quality
representation in the delivery of RR services:
1.OhioMeansJobs
Center Operator;
2.Economic
Development agency, including the regional JobsOhio agency, as appropriate;
3.Representative
of business services in the local area or the local area's business resource
network, if applicable;
4.Representative
of TAA;
5.Representative
of WIOA Title I Programs;
6.Representative
of WIOA Title III Wagner-Peyser Employment Services Program; and
7.Representative
of Unemployment Insurance (UI).
B.Establish
Rapid Response Team Protocol
Local areas shall utilize the RACI exercise to delineate
functions for each RR process or activity and the responsibility and
accountability for completion of such functions to establish an RR team
protocol. The protocol should be
developed to ensure communication amongst the team members and to maintain the
flexibility to customize for the needs of individual employers and employees
impacted by an event.
The RR processes, which will be outlined using the RACI tool, include,
but are not limited to, the following activities:
1.Notify team
of new event;
2.Enter event
information into Ohio’s designated case management system
3.Conduct research;
4.Make initial
contact with the employer to gather information using the Rapid Response
Initial Contact for, JFS 01810;
5.Develop a
proposed reemployment strategy for the affected workforce, which is driven by
talent needs of local workforce development area and regional employers, and
presented at the initial employer meeting;
6.Conduct
initial employer meeting to establish rapport, collect needed information, and
develop a proposed plan of service.
Representatives of the RR team attending this meeting, for most events,
should be the Rapid Response Workforce Specialist (RR WFS), Regional
Coordinator (RC), the Labor Exchange Workforce Specialist (LE WFS), a local
representative, and representative(s) of UI or TAA, as applicable. Other attendees may include State and/or
local economic development agencies and other State agencies, as appropriate;
7.Issue the RR
WFS to provide local teams with demographics and characteristics of the
workforce that will be potentially affected by layoff or closure, captures
desired worker services, and will be used in the strategy for service delivery;
8.Develop a
service plan;
9.Develop an RR
budget, including potential application for RREAF. The RREAF application process is outlined in
WIOAPL No. 17-05.1, Funding for Rapid Response– Employer
Closure, Mass Layoff Disaster Mass Job Dislocation, and Trade Adjustment
Assistance Events;
10.Conduct the
rapid response worker reemployment session using the standard, core
presentation developed by ODJFS;
11.Update Ohio’s
designated case management system;
12.At least
monthly, update RR team on activities and results;
13.Check the
effectiveness of the service plan and modify as needed; and
14.Conduct post rapid
response follow-up.
Collaboration and coordination by all RR team members is crucial
to successful provision of RR services to employers and employees.
The local area must review team protocols to ensure their
effectiveness, at a minimum, every two years as part of local area planning,
development, or modification. The local
WDB Director will submit any revised RR team protocol for the local area to the
OWD Rapid Response Unit at RAPDRESP@jfs.ohio.gov with the subject line of Rapid
Response Team Protocol.
C.Use of
RRWS
Local RR teams must utilize RRWS to identify the demographics of
an impacted workforce for a preliminary needs assessment that will be used by
the RR team to develop a service delivery plan as described in Section VI.
A. RRWS is completed on the JFS 08124, Ohio Rapid Response Event Data.
All RR team members, service providers and contractors that
receive or access personally identifiable information (PII) on impacted workers
must safeguard the information from disclosure in accordance with federal and
state confidentiality laws, rules, and policies. However, de-identified data
can be disclosed in aggregate to provide insight on workforce trends and labor
availability.
D.Transitioning
from Rapid Response Services to the Local Area WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker
Programs
Local area procedures must be in place to identify the workers
served under the RR program and RR services received. All RR services that individuals receive
prior to determination of WIOA eligibility must be considered when developing
service delivery strategies for workers who will be eligible to receive
additional services under WIOA. Such
consideration will help prevent duplication of services and ensure that workers
can quickly access needed services.
E.Transitioning
from Rapid Response Services to TAA Program
Local areas must have procedures in place to identify the
workers served under the RR program and RR services received. If individuals who are potentially Trade
eligible also received WIOA services prior to Trade certification, these
services must also be identified. All RR
and, possibly, WIOA services that individuals received must be considered when
developing service strategies for workers eligible to receive additional
services under TAA. Such consideration
will help prevent duplication of services, ease transition of services, and
help ensure that workers can quickly access needed services. Individuals may be co-enrolled in both TAA
and WIOA programs to receive ongoing reemployment services.
VII.Reporting
Requirements
Accurate and up-to-date information on closure and layoff events
is critical to stakeholders within the workforce development system. This data is also a key factor in assessing
the need for financial assistance at the state and federal levels.
There are two levels of reporting for employer closure and mass
layoff events:
1.Employer/event
data tracking into Ohio’s designated case management system; and
2.Worker data
in Ohio’s designated case management system .
Ohio’s designated case management system records all significant
information and data from each event, beginning with notification and initial
contact with the employer, through the transition of affected workers to the
OhioMeansJobs Centers and the local workforce development system.
Based upon the RACI, the team member responsible for entering
information into Ohio’s designated case management system must record WARN and
non-WARN events and any subsequent updates in Ohio’s designated case management
system on a timely basis. At a minimum, a
local RR team member must enter all the following required
information into Ohio’s designated case management system, preferably within
the next business day, but prior to application for RR funds, as appropriate:
1.Company
information, including company contact information, identification of RR team
leader, notification of event, and event information;
2.Layoff
information, including number of affected workers, layoff date, and specifics
regarding the layoff or closure; and
3.Business and
initial planning information;
Based upon the RACI, the team member responsible for data entry
must record all individual workers who attend a reemployment session or receive
other RR services into Ohio’s designated case management system. Data can be acquired, among other methods, by
using the Rapid Response Workforce Survey form JFS 08124. Th Rapid Response Identification (RRID)
number assigned will be entered into Ohio’s designated case management system
to track individual workers accessing services from each event. Although data elements are minimal for
workers at this level of service, it is the beginning of a log of services that
can then be used to ensure a smooth transition to WIOA program enrollment,
should additional services be needed.
Depending on the RR funded activities associated with the
substantial layoff or employer closure, the team member may be required to
enter participant information into Ohio’s designated case management system
under Special Grants. By reporting
information into Ohio’s designated case management system, the local area may
report outcomes.
VIII. Monitoring
The local WDB's oversight and monitoring must include a review
of the effectiveness of the area's rapid response program. This may include:
1.An
assessment of collaboration among RR teams and members;
2.The
efficiency of service delivery to employers and PAWs; and
3.Timeliness and completeness of data
entry into Ohio’s designated case management system.
IX.Technical
Assistance
The OWD Rapid Response Unit will oversee Ohio's RR service
delivery to identify notable practices and document RR activity throughout the
state. The OWD Rapid Response Unit will
also provide oversight of the activities of the local RR teams.
The RR unit provides the following types of assistance:
1.Technical
assistance for the development of an RR team protocol;
2.Ongoing
support, guidance, training, and technical assistance to local RR teams, local
business resource teams or other business teams, local WDBs, and OhioMeansJobs
centers;
3.Reviewing,
managing, and reporting out on data derived from local activity; and
4.Providing
financial resources to the local RR teams and stakeholders.
For additional information, questions may be sent to the OWD
Rapid Response Unit: RAPDRESP@jfs.ohio.gov.
X.References
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act § 134, Pub. L. 113-128.
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), Pub.
L. 100-379, 29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq., 20 C.F.R. Part 639.
20 C.F.R. §§ 682.300 - 682.370.
USDOL, Training and Employment Guidance Letter WIOA N0. 19-16
Operating Guidance for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Guidance
on Services Provided through the Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs under the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the Wagner-Peyser Act
Employment Service (ES), as amended by Title III of WIOA, and for
Implementation of the WIOA Final Rules, (March 1, 2017).
O.A.C. §§ 5101:9-30-04
O.R.C. §§ 4141.29(A)(4), 4141.29(A)(7), as amended by H.B. 2
(130th General Assembly).
ODJFS, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Policy Letter
No. 16-03.1, Regional and Local Planning, (January 24, 2023).
ODJFS, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Policy Letter
No. 17-05.1 Funding for Rapid Response– Employer Closure, Mass Layoff, Disaster
Mass Job Dislocation, and Trade Adjustment Assistance Events, (TBD).
ODJFS, Worker's Guide to Unemployment Compensation, (Last
revised December 2022).
ODJFS, Rapid Response Delivery Process, (Last revised May 8,
2023)