Date of Issue
July 31, 2000	
Office of Issue
PDI 00-054	
Reference
Federal Bonding Program	

STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
DIVISION OF Workforce and Employment Opportunities

WEO Communique

TO:  Workforce Florida, Inc., Regional Workforce Boards (RWBs), State and Local Offices, One-Stop Operators and Partners, and Other entities engaged in implementing programs under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. 

FROM:  Robert B. Bradner, Chief, Bureau of Program Development and Innovation

EFFECTIVE DATE:  July 31, 2000  

SUBJECT:  Federal Bonding Program in Florida

PURPOSE

To provide information on the Federal Bonding Program and how a fidelity bond can be used as a job placement incentive to place Florida applicants with employers free-of-charge.

ACTION REQUIRED

Since 1966 the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has administered, through contract with the McLaughlin Company, the Federal Bonding Program.  Fidelity Bonds are purchased from the McLaughlin Company and made available to all One-Stop Career Centers.  The Federal Bonding Program, sometimes referred to as the Florida Bonding Program, functions as a job placement tool by providing employers with a special incentive to hire the hardest to place jobseekers such as ex-offender and other at-risk job applicants.

process

The process is simple.  The Fidelity Bond Certification Form (see attached) which also has a contact name and telephone number is completed by the designated Workforce and Employment Opportunities (WEO) staffperson and mailed to WEO where it is certified and forwarded to the McLaughlin Company who then issues a Fidelity Bond from Travelers Property Casualty.  A sample letter, initiated locally, confirming Bonding with the employer is also attached as well as a Fact Sheet that highlights the Federal Bonding Program.

Bonding Forms

Internet Links
http://www.floridajobs.org/pdg/bonding.html    http://www.bonds4jobs.com.

AUTHORITY

United States Department of Labor Training and Employment Information Notice Number 5-98, Federal Bonding Program.

SUPERSESSION

This Communique supercedes J & B Communique, PDI 98-119, dated September 23, 1998.

An equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. All voice telephone numbers on this document may be reached by persons using TTY/TDD equipment via the Florida Relay Service at 711.