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Trade Readjustment Allowances
Purpose
TRA - Trade Readjustment Allowances are income support to persons who have exhausted
Unemployment compensation and whose jobs were affected by foreign imports.
Eligibility
The Federal Trade Act provides special benefits under the Trade Adjustment Assistance
(TAA) program to those who were laid off or had hours reduced because their
employer was adversely affected by increased imports from other countries. The
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) provides special benefits under the
NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) program to those who were laid
off or had hours reduced because their employer was adversely affected by increased
imports from Mexico or Canada or because their employer shifted production to either
of these countries. These benefits include paid training for a new job, and financial
help in making a job search in other areas or relocation to an area where jobs
are more plentiful. Those who qualify may be entitled to weekly TRA
after their unemployment compensation is exhausted.
Filing A Claim
Contact the State Unemployment Insurance agency or
One-Stop Employment Service office and ask for
information about filing a Petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance or a
Petition for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance. The Petition for Trade
Adjustment Assistance must be filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). If
DOL approves and certifies the petition, the
affected workers will be entitled to file a claim under the TAA or NAFTA-TAA
program.
Assistance for workers laid off for other reasons may be provided by the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA)
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