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Foreign Labor Certification Agricultural (FLC) |
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The Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA) as amended by the Immigration Reform and Control
Act of 1986 provides a means for agricultural employers to apply for
permission to bring into the US nonimmigrant aliens to perform
agricultural labor or services of a temporary or seasonal nature.
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Contact: Jose Ocasio |
Call: 617
626-5587 |
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Foreign Labor Certification Non-Agricultural (FLC) |
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Section
212(a)(14) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides that
certain aliens may obtain a visa for entrance into the US in order to
engage in permanent/temporary employment if the Secretary of Labor has
first certified. |
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Contact: Beth Goguen |
Call: 617
626-6053 |
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Prevailing Wage:
To better serve our customer needs, DCS has designed and implemented
an e-mail process for requesting, receiving and issuing prevailing
wage determinations.
Please follow the instructions in the files listed below: |
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Connecting Claimants to Career Centers |
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Connecting
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claimants to Career Centers is an
initiative to ensure that the One Stop Career Centers are the
entry-point for re-employment services for all permanently separated
UI claimants. |
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Contact:
Louise Meyer |
Call: 508-890-3200 |
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The Disability Navigator Program |
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The Disability Program Navigator is a three year demonstration project
which is jointly funded by the Department of Labor and the Social
Security Administration. There are 15 Disability Program Navigators
within the One-Stop Career Centers across the state who provide
employment, outreach, education, support services to individuals with
disabilities. |
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Contact:
Lisa
Matrundola |
Call: 617
626-5283 |
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Job Search, Job Readiness (JSJR) |
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This program is
designed to ensure the provision of Job Search, Job Readiness (JSJR)
to eligible TAFDC customers to economic self-sufficiency through the
receipt of high quality, comprehensive employment services through the
One Stop Career Center system. |
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Contact: John Zimatravich |
Call: 508-890-3205 |
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Employment Services (Wagner-Peyser)
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The Employment
Service program is designed to provide job seekers assistance in
finding employment, as well as access to other career services within
the One Stop Career Centers. |
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Contact: Alice Sweeney |
Call: 617
626-5300 |
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Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) |
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The
Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) is an Internet-based
interactive software system that provides occupational, labor market,
and educational information to help Bay Staters make better-informed
career and educational choices. |
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Contact: Pete Maloy |
Call: 617 626-5725 |
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Contact: Donna DeLena
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Call: 617 626-5735 |
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National Emergency Grant |
National
Emergency Grants benefit dislocated workers who have lost their jobs
due to layoff or
company closure. |
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Contact: Cathy
Byrnes |
Call: 617
626-5693 |
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New
Perspectives |
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DCS’ New
Perspectives Program provides a unique intervention model that blends
psychological, training and consultation services at the MA One-Stop
Career Centers; we provide services to a wide range of clients;
including dislocated workers and disadvantaged populations, as well as
front-line staff and managers of the career centers. |
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Contact: Pat Bruno (LICSW) |
Call: 800 311-9619 |
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Rapid Response |
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The Rapid Response team provides pre layoff outplacement services and
information for employers and employees affected by company closings
and layoffs. |
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Contact: Ken Messina |
Call: 508
890-3218 |
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Reentry Reemployment Unit |
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Reentry
Reemployment offer assistance to ex prisoners with finding employment
and training |
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Contact: David F. Sullivan |
Call: 617 626-5733 |
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Skill Start Program |
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The Skill Start
Program provides short-term job search and training services for
targeted Food Stamp recipients through the One Stop Career Center
System. |
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Contact: Loreena LaMarca |
Call: 617-626-5683 |
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Trade Adjustment Assistance Program |
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The Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program is designed to assist individuals
who become unemployed as a result of increased imports or transfer of
production to foreign countries to reemployment services and
allowances through the One Stop Career Center system. |
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Contact:
Beth
Goguen |
Call: 617
626-6007 |
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Veteran Employment and Training Services (Vets) |
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The
VETS program provides dedicated Veterans’ Services staff within each
One Stop Career Center to ensure that the veteran customers receive
priority of service within the One Stop Career Center. All career
center veteran customers are “case managed” to optimize service
levels.
Click here to view information on the
Statewide Veterans
Conference |
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Contact:
Carl Waal |
Call: 508-990-4158 |
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WIA
Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Services |
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The Workforce
Investment Act provides training and employment services to job
seekers at One-Stop Career Centers for disadvantaged adults and for
workers permanently separated from employment due to individual
layoffs, mass layoffs or plant closings. |
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Contact:
Edward
Bartkiewicz |
Call: 617
626-5073 |
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Work
Opportunity Tax (WOTC) and Welfare-to-Work Tax (WTW) |
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The WOTC
provides an employer with a tax credit of up to $2,400 for each new
hire that falls within the specified targeted groups identified within
WOTC regulations. The WTW Tax Credit provides employers with a credit
for up to $8,500 for each new hire that is a member of a family that
has received Temporary Assistance For Dependent Children TAFDC for
at least 18 consecutive months ending on the date of hire. |
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Contact:
Jack
Sprince |
Call: 617 626-5730 |
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Workforce Training Fund |
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The
Workforce Training Fund is an employer-funded program that provides
grant funds to Massachusetts employers to upgrade the skills of their
current or newly hired employees. |
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Contact:
Vincent Lopes |
Call: 617-626-6440 |
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The Youth with Disabilities Program |
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The Youth with Disabilities program a five-year demonstration grant
that focuses on services for youth with disabilities as their
transition from school to work. This grant has established a new
cross-agency, state-level council that has representation by from all
organizations that serve youth with disabilities between the ages of
16 and 24. The primary objective of this grant is to improve
employment outcomes for youth with disabilities and to develop a
resource mapping plan at the state and local level. |
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Contact:
Lisa
Matrundola |
Call: 617
626-5283 |
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