The Trade Adjustment Assistance and Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Programs

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The Trade Adjustment AssistanceandTrade and
Globalization Adjustment AssistancePrograms
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Contact Information

• Carol Elwell
• TAA Coordinator
• NYS Department of Labor
• Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions
• Telephone [phone]
• usacae_at_labor.state.ny.us

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Agenda

• General Information
• Program Benefits
• Petition Entitlement Process
• Training
• TRA
• Training Waivers
• Waiver/Training Determinations, etc.

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Agenda Continued

• Job Search Allowances Determination Form
• Relocation Allowances Determination Form
• ATAA RTAA
• HCTC
• Agent vs. Liable State
• Case Management, Employment/ Training Plans
  OSOS Data Recording
• Questions Answers

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Trade Adjustment Assistance Trade and
Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act

• TAA was established to help trade-affected
  workers who lose their jobs due to increased
  imports and shifts in production. TGAA expanded
  coverage to include threatened workers, service
  industry, and public agency workers as well as
  shifts to all foreign countries.

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TAA TGAA

• Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program founded
  in 1974 amended in 2002.
• Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act
  (TGAA) enacted in 2009.

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KEY DATE May 18, 2009

• All petitions certified before 5/18/09 are
  covered by TAA program rules. These petitions
  will be numbered between 40000 and 69999.
• Petitions filed on or after 5/18/09 are covered
  under the new TGAA program rules. These
  petitions will be numbered 70001 and above.

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A Focus On Training
Workers who receive training have higher entered
employment rates, longer retention rates and
higher post average earnings than their
counterparts who dont receive training.
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Program Benefits include

• Rapid Response
• Reemployment Services
• Counseling
• Resume writing and interview skills workshops
• Career assessment
• Job development services
• Job search programs
• Job referrals

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Program Benefits Continued

• Training
• TRA Income Support
• Job Search Allowances
• Relocation Allowances
• Health Coverage Tax Credit

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The Petition Entitlement Process

• First step is to file a petition for
  certification with USDOL.
• Petitioners can complete the form on-line or fax
  or mail it to USDOL.
• Petitioners must also send the form to the State
  TAA Coordinator. New York State petitions should
  be faxed to NYS TAA Coordinator at 518-485-2577.

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Petitions May Be Filed By
A State/Local Agency Representative from the
local One-Stop Center

• Group of 3 workers from the same firm at the
  same location

A company official
A union official
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Petition Specifics

• If a group of workers are certified, the
  certification will cover all workers in the group
  even if they were not named specifically on the
  petition.
• The petition, if filed by a group of workers,
  must be signed by all three petitioners.
• The petition, if filed by any other authorized
  representative, requires only 1 signature.

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Petition Specifics

• Section 4 - Affirmation of Information must be
  signed and dated.
• Petition forms must be submitted within 1 year
  from the date on which the workers were separated
  or had their hours or wages reduced.
• Petitions cannot be filed earlier than 40 days
  before the workers separation or reduction in
  hours/wages, or when a WARN notice has been
  filed.

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USDOL Petitions

• Decision rendered within 40 days of receipt.
• To check status go to www.doleta.gov/tradeact/t
  aa/taa_search_form.cfm
• OTAA will issue a Certification Regarding
  Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment
  Assistance. The Certification will specify the
  impact period (beginning and end dates).

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Appeal Process

• OTAA will issue a Negative Determination
  Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker
  Adjustment Assistance. (TAA denial)
• Determinations are published in the Federal
  Register. An appeal or reconsideration request
  must be submitted in writing within 30 days of
  publication.

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Appeal Process

• Workers denied certification may also seek
  judicial review following initial petition denial
  or denial following administrative
  reconsideration.
• Appeal for judicial review are filed with the
  Case Management Supervisor at the U.S. Court of
  International Trade within 60 days of the Federal
  Register publication or administrative
  reconsideration denial.

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The Entitlement Process

• USDOL informs NYSDOLs TAA and TRA Coordinators
  when determinations are issued.
• NYSDOLs TAA Coordinator forwards determinations
  to WIB Director, DOL Team Leader, local TAA
  Coordinator local Rapid Response Specialist.
• NYSDOLs Special Programs Unit staff contacts the
  employer to obtain a list of all trade-affected
  workers.

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Entitlement Process

• TA720 Application for Trade Adjustment
  Assistance Is mailed to potentially entitled
  trade-affected workers.
• TA720 application is used to determine individual
  entitlement to TAA, TRA, ATAA or RTAA.

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TAA Entitlement

• Worked at least one day during the impact period
• Separated under qualifying circumstances (i.e.
  lack of work).

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TRA Entitlement

• To be TRA entitled, workers must have
• Worked for the trade-affected employer a minimum
  of 26 weeks
• Earned more than 30 per week within the 52 week
  period prior to separation and
• Became enrolled in training or issued a waiver
  from training before training enrollment deadline.

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Outreach

• A list of workers who receive the TA720
  application is sent to WIB Director, DOL Team
  Leader, local TAA Coordinator, and local Rapid
  Response Specialist.
• Each local area is responsible for providing
  outreach to those who reside in their area.
• Outreach includes, but is not limited to
  advising workers on the benefits of TAA, where to
  obtain benefits and services and how to complete
  the TA720 application.

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TA722 Notice of Entitlement

• TA722- Determination of Entitlement to Trade
  Adjustment Assistance Is mailed to
  trade-affected workers who are found entitled.
• TA722 notice advises the trade-affected worker of
  their individual entitlement to TAA, TGAA, TRA,
  ATAA, and RTAA.

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TA722 Notice of Entitlement

• Identifies the programs for which the
  trade-affected worker has been found entitled.
• Includes the trade-affected workers training
  enrollment deadline date.
• Instructs the trade-affected worker to schedule
  an appointment with a One-Stop Center
  representative before their training enrollment
  deadline.
• Instructs the trade-affected worker to bring the
  TA722 with them to the appointment.

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Exceptions to the Training Enrollment Deadline

• A 45-day extension to the training enrollment
  deadline can be requested only when there are
  extenuating circumstances beyond the
  trade-affected workers control for missing the
  training enrollment deadline.
• Requests will be considered on a case-by-case
  basis by the Director of the Special Programs
  Unit.
• A waiver from training should not be issued until
  confirmation that the 45-day extension has been
  granted.

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HELPFUL TIP

• If the Training Enrollment Deadline date on the
  TA722 falls on a Wednesday, a 45-day extension
  has already been granted to the trade-affected
  worker.

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Additional Exception to theTraining Enrollment
Deadline

• Under the Trade Globalization Adjustment
  Assistance Program
• Failure of the State to notify the worker of
  their entitlement justifies an extension of the
  eligibility periods to the Monday of the first
  week occurring 60 days after notification.

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Training Comparison Duration

• Trade Adjustment Assistance
• Maximum Duration for Training 104 instructional
  weeks or 130 instructional weeks when remedial
  education is warranted.
• Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance
• Maximum Duration for Training 130 instructional
  weeks or 156 instructional weeks when remedial or
  pre-requisite education is warranted.

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Training Comparison Full-Timeand Part-Time

• Trade Adjustment Assistance Training must be
  full-time unless part-time semester is the last
  semester and courses taken are final courses
  needed for graduation OR part-time semester is
  next to last semester and the final semester is
  for full-time internship, practicum or student
  teachings.

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Training Comparison Full-Timeand Part-Time

• Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance
  Training can be full-time or part-time. However,
  full-time training is required to receive TRA
  benefits.

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Training Comparison Training Plans

• Trade Adjustment Assistance TAA training
  approval requires the training facility and
  course to be on the States Eligible Training
  Providers List.

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Training Comparison Training Plans

• Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance TAA
  training approval no longer requires course
  selection from the States Eligible Training
  Provider List. However, if WIA funds are used to
  pay for any portion of the training cost, the
  facility and course must be on the States
  Eligible Training Provider List.

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Training Comparison Start Date

• Trade Adjustment Assistance Workers cannot
  begin approved training until they have been
  totally or partially separated from adversely
  affected employment.
• Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance
  Workers may begin approved training when
  threatened with separation from adversely
  affected employment.

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6 Criteria for Training Approval

• No suitable employment considering current labor
  market conditions
• Worker would benefit from training
• Reasonable expectation of employment as a result
  of the training
• Training available at a reasonable cost
• Worker is qualified to take and complete
  training and
• Workers financial ability.

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Approvable Training

• One training per petition no time limit.
• Training is approvable for an eligible
  trade-affected worker regardless of eligibility
  for UI/TRA or benefit status.
• Training must be suitable available at a
  reasonable cost. Includes transportation and/or
  subsistence costs where applicable. Costs are to
  be reimbursed at the current General Services
  Administration (GSA) mileage rate.

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Approvable Training - Continued

• Training must be of suitable duration not more
  than 130 instructional weeks under TAA or 156
  instructional weeks under TGAA.
• Remedial Training as a Stand-Alone is approvable
• Distance Learning (on-line) is approvable.
• Apprenticeship training programs are now
  approvable under the Trade Globalization
  Adjustment Assistance Program.

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OJT General Conditions

• Employers can be reimbursed if they train, in the
  customary work environment and hire a trade
  affected worker who does not already possess the
  skills needed to perform the job.
• The job for which the eligible worker is being
  trained is not created in a promotional line that
  will infringe upon the promotional opportunities
  of currently employed individuals.

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OJT General Conditions

• The employer must provide no less than 240 hours
  (6 weeks) and no more than 1,040 hours (26 weeks)
  of reimbursable training.
• No more than 25 of an employers permanent
  full-time workforce can be included in an OJT
  contract at any one time.

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OJT General Conditions

• No currently employed worker is or will be
  displaced including partial displacements such
  as reduction of hours, wages, or employment
  benefits.
• No other individual is on layoff from the same or
  substantially similar job for which such eligible
  worker is being trained.

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OJT General Conditions

• The employer has not terminated the employment of
  any regular employee with the intention of
  filling the vacancy so created by the hiring of
  the eligible worker.
• Reimbursement cannot average more than 50 of the
  wages paid by the employer during the training
  period.

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OJT General Conditions

• An employer who fails without good cause to
  retain the eligible worker trainee after the
  traineeship period will not receive further
  TAA-OJT agreements.

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Policy Change

• Funding Caps on TAA Approved Training are
• Training Program Up to 52 weeks - 8,250
• Training Program Up to 104/130 weeks for TAA and
  130/156 for TGAA - 15,000
• The above caps represent the total amount of TAA
  funds that can be approved. The total cost of
  training may exceed these caps but must be
  covered by another funding source, such as but
  not limited to WIA, Pell, employer contribution,
  scholarships.

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Non-Approvable Training

• Correspondence courses
• Self-paced training programs
• Training that requires the worker to pay any part
  of the total cost of training
• Training that costs more than what other students
  pay
• Replacement of paid items or costs to take failed
  or uncompleted courses.

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Non-Approvable Training - Continued

• Training shorter than 150 instructional hours is
  not deemed sufficient. Courses shorter than 150
  hours should not be approved without sufficient
  justification.
• Training should not be approved for an occupation
  involving self-employment, commissions or tips
  unless the probability for employment upon
  completion is exceptionally high. One-Stop
  Operator and WIB Director must approve any
  exceptions.

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Requests for TAA Funds for Training/Training Plan
Detail

• Requests can be submitted no earlier than 60 days
  before the training start date.
• Multiple requests will need to be submitted if
  the training program spans more than one federal
  fiscal year (October 1 September 30).
• One-Stop staff complete and submit form via email.

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Amending a Training Program

• A training program may need to be amended for
  various reasons such as delay due to low
  enrollment in training program, struggling in
  classes, and unforeseen personal or family issues.

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Amending a Training Program

• Preferable to amend the program for an objective
  in the same occupational family.
• Training program can be amended to include
  remedial training.
• Funds cannot be used to pay for a failed course
  twice.

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Weekly Request for Allowances by Worker in
Training (TA923.1)

• To certify TRA benefits the Weekly Request for
  Allowances by Workers in Training form must be
  used.
• The form is used for TRA eligible individuals to
  request a TRA payment while in training.
• Responsibility of the claimant to complete and
  submit weekly.

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TRA- Duration of Benefits
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance (TGAA)
26 weeks of regular UI 26 weeks of Basic TRA Up to 52 weeks of Additional TRA benefits while attending TAA approved training (benefits collectable within a 52 calendar week period) Up to 26 weeks of Remedial TRA while attending TAA approved remedial training 26 weeks of regular UI 26 weeks of Basic TRA Up to 78 weeks of Additional TRA benefits while attending TAA approved training (benefits collectable within a 91 calendar week period) Up to 26 weeks of Remedial or Pre-requisite TRA while attending TAA approved remedial or pre-requisite training.
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TRA Eligibility Deadlines
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance (TGAA)
Training Enrollment Must be enrolled in training or on a waiver from training 8 weeks after petition certification or 16 weeks after the most recent qualifying separation date whichever is later. Training Enrollment Must be enrolled in training or on a waiver from training 26 weeks after petition certification or the most recent qualifying separation date whichever is later.
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TRA Eligibility Deadlines
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance (TGAA)
210-Day Rule The 210-day deadline for submitting training application applies. 210-Day Rule The 210-day deadline is no longer applicable.
Important Note Under TGAA Trade-affected
workers who are able to establish a new claim
when their UI BYE expires can choose between
collecting UI or TRA benefits.
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210-Day Rule TAA Program Only
To be eligible for Additional TRA benefits while
attending TAA approved training, the worker must
have established a bona-fide training application
date before 210 days of the most recent
separation date or petition certification date,
whichever is the later date. The Date Training
Plan Started identified on the workers TAA
Employment Plan, Training Section J is the
workers training application date. As long as
the training application date pre-dates the
210-day deadline, the trade-affected worker has
met the eligibility requirement for receiving
Additional TRA benefits. 210-day rule applies to
Additional TRA, not Remedial TRA.
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Definition of Enrollmentin Training
Enrollment in training means that the trade
affected workers application for training has
been approved, the training institution has been
approved, the training institution has furnished
written notice that the trade-affected worker has
been accepted, and the training is to begin
within 30 days of the approval.
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Most Recent QualifyingSeparation Date
Trade-affected workers, who are recalled back to
work, may be able to establish a more recent
qualifying separation date if they work 26 weeks
or more within the 52 week period as of their
most recent layoff date. A new training
enrollment deadline and 210-day deadline (when
applicable) will be established for these
workers. No guarantee the recall will result in
a more recent qualifying separation date.
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Waiver from Training

• There are six criteria for issuing a Waiver from
  Training
• Recall
• Marketable Skills
• Near Retirement
• Health
• Enrollment Unavailable
• Training Not Available
• Waivers are issued through the Trade Act Tracker
  System with signed copies retained in case file.
  

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Waiver Reviews Policy Change
The initial Waiver from Training for all waiver
types, except Near Retirement, can now be issued
for a 90-day period. However, One-Stop staff
must contact the trade-affected worker at 30 day
intervals during the waiver period to discuss
re-employment efforts, to offer assistance with
re-employment, and to discuss training options.
All subsequent waivers from training are issued
for 30 day intervals. Near Retirement waivers
can be issued for the full 26 week period for
which the trade-affected worker is eligible to
receive Basic TRA benefits. Seated waiver
reviews every 30 days are not required however,
30 day contact calls are required.
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TA-2 TRA Additional Eligibility Rules Agreement

• Provided to trade-affected worker during the
  first waiver review appointment.
• If worker agrees to terms, one copy given to work
  the other faxed or mailed to the Special
  Programs Unit.

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Job Search Requirement

• Workers issued a Waiver from Training are
  expected to look for work. There are guidelines
  for individuals receiving UI or TRA.
• UI Weeks 1-13 Expected to seek accept suitable
  employment.
• UI Weeks 14-26 Must meet Extended Benefits (EB)
  work test requirements.

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Job Search Requirement - Continued

• TRA Weeks 27- 52 Trade-affected workers must
  submit positive evidence of work search,
  including a list of at least five contacts per
  week. This work search requirement must be
  documented on the trade-affected workers Weekly
  Request for Payment and Record of Job Search (TA
  952.1)

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Request for Payment Record of Job Search TA
952.1

• Used to certify TRA benefits and receive Basic
  TRA payment.
• Records job search efforts.
• Responsibility of the trade-affected worker to
  submit weekly request.

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Waiver Determination

• Instances where waiver from training cannot be
  issued or must be revoked require the completion
  of a Waiver Determination.
• A Waiver Determination is the vehicle for a
  trade-affected worker to request a fair hearing.
• The only time One-Stop staff can revoke a waiver
  is due to enrollment in TAA approved training

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Waiver Determinations

• Reasons to revoke or not issue a Waiver from
  Training include, but are not limited to
• Worker missed training deadline
• Worker secured new full-time employment
• Worker is withdrawing from labor market
• Worker refuses training yet has been deemed in
  need of training
• Worker fails to attend scheduled waiver review
  appointment without justification

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Waiver Revocation Process Change

• Waivers revoked due to recall or new employment
  requires One-Stop Center staff to send an email
  to the Waiver Determinations mailbox.
• Recall email needs to include workers name, OSOS
  ID, and date worker returned to work.
• New employment email should include workers
  name, OSOS ID, name of new employer, title,
  hourly wage FT/PT status.

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Training Determination

• Instances where a trade-affected workers
  training program cannot be approved requires the
  completion of a Training Determination.
• A Training Determination is the vehicle for a
  trade-affected worker to request a fair hearing.

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Training Determinations

• A training determination is issued when
  training cannot be approved or when approval is
  withdrawn. Reasons include, but are not limited
  to
• Employment opportunities exist
• Employment opportunities in the requested
  training area is unreasonable or limited
• Training duration exceeds maximum period allowed
• Training is available elsewhere at a more
  reasonable cost
• Training is not the plan outlined in the
  trade-affected workers TAA Employment/Training
  Plan
• Worker unqualified for training
• Worker lacks financial resources to complete
  training.

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Training Completed/Termination Notice

• Notice needs to be completed when worker
  completes TAA approved training or withdraws from
  training.
• Staff need to indicate if the termination was
  voluntary or involuntary.
• If withdrawal was without good cause, One-Stop
  Center staff will need to submit both a Training
  and a Waiver Determination because the worker is
  no longer TRA eligible.

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De-Obligation of Unexpended TAA Training Funds

• All unexpended TAA funds need to be de-obligated
  when training is completed or terminated.
• One-Stop Center staff should follow local process.

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Job Search Allowances

• Job search allowances can be paid to
  individuals to attend job interviews within the
  United States. However, the applicant must
• Be totally separated from adversely affected
  employer at time of job search
• Be registered with the One-Stop Center
• Have no reasonable expectation to secure
  employment within commuting distance of 1 by
  private transportation or 1 ½ hours by public
  transit.
• Verify that the travel is for a job interview
  complete the job search in a reasonable period of
  time not to exceed 30 days.

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Job Search Allowances
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance (TGAA)
90 of covered expenses may be reimbursed up to 1,250 when demonstrated that interview was held. 100 of covered expenses may be reimbursed up to 1,500 when demonstrated that interview was held.
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Job Search Allowance Application

• Multiple job search allowances are payable.
• Application must be made before the 365th day
  of petition certification or most recent
  qualifying separation date or
• The date that is the 182nd day after the date on
  which the worker completed the TAA approved
  training program.

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Job Search/Relocation Allowance
Determination When the request for job search
allowance does not meet the approval criteria
previously described, one-stop staff need to
submit a Job Search/Relocation Allowance
Determination form to the wdtddeterminations_at_labo
r.state.ny.us mailbox.
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Relocation Allowance

• The applicant must
• Be totally separated from the adversely affected
  employer at time of relocation.
• Be registered with One-Stop.
• Have no reasonable expectation of obtaining
  employment within commuting distance.
• Have not received a relocation allowance under
  the same certification.
• Relocate outside commuting distance, but within
  the United States
• Obtain long-term employment or a bona fide offer.
• Provide written verification of employment from
  employer.

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Relocation Allowances
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance (TGAA)
Reimburses the trade-affected worker 90 of reasonable expenses incurred in transporting the worker, the workers family and household effects for no more than 18,000 pounds. (Statutory limit for federal employees) Reimburses the trade-affected worker 100 of reasonable expenses incurred in transporting the worker, workers family and household effect no more than 18,000 pounds. (Statutory limit for federal employees)
Provides an additional lump sum payment equivalent to 3 times the trade-affected workers average weekly wage, up to a maximum payment of 1,250 to help defray the costs of relocation. Provides an additional lump sum payment equivalent to 3 times the trade-affected workers average weekly wage, up to 1,500 to help defray the costs of relocation.
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Relocation Allowance Application

• Relocation allowances are payable only to the
  extent that expenses exceed the amount provided
  by the interviewing employer.
• Must be made before the 425th day after the
  petition certification date or the workers most
  recent qualifying separation or
• The date that is the 182nd day after the date on
  which the worker completed the TAA approved
  training program.

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Job Search/Relocation Allowance
Determination When the request for relocation
allowance does not meet the approval criteria
previously described, one-stop staff need to
submit a Job Search/Relocation Allowance
Determination form to the wdtddeterminations_at_labo
r.state.ny.us mailbox.
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ATAA RTAA

• Alternate Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA)
  program covers workers separated under the Trade
  Adjustment Assistance Program
• Re-Employment Training Adjustment Assistance
  (RTAA) program covers workers separated under the
  Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance
  program.
• Both programs allow eligible workers 50 years of
  age or older to receive a 50 wage subsidy.

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ATAA RTAA - Comparison
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance (TGAA)
Requires separate certification of group eligibility. Separate certification of group eligibility is NO longer required.
Requires full-time re-employment within the first 26 weeks of separation. No longer requires re-employment within the first 26 weeks of separation.
Available only for workers earning less than 50,000 per year in re-employment. Available only for workers earning less than 55,000 per year in re-employment.
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ATAA RTAA - Comparison
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance (TGAA)
Maximum benefit of 10,000 over a period up to two years. Maximum benefit of 12,000 over a period up to two years.
Participants eligible for HCTC and relocation. Participants eligible for HCTC and relocation.
Participants cannot attend TAA approved training. As long as employment is not considered suitable, participants can attend TAA approved training.
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ATAA RTAA - Comparison
TAA Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance (TGAA)
Not applicable Participants can receive RTAA wage subsidy while working full-time and attending part-time training. Participants can receive RTAA wage subsidy while in full-time training as long as part-time employment equals 20 hours per week.
Not applicable When TRA benefits have been collected prior to RTAA enrollment, the RTAA eligibility period is reduced accordingly. Unemployment Insurance, including EB and EUC, does not reduce RTAA enrollment period.
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Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC)

• The Health Coverage Tax Credit is a federal tax
  credit available to individuals who
• Have been determined Trade Readjustment Allowance
  (TRA) eligible or receive payment under the
  Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) or
  Re-Employment Trade Adjustment Assistance (RTAA)
  programs.
• Eligibility continues through TRA eligibility
  (trade-affected worker must certify for UI or TRA
  benefits at least once per month to maintain
  eligibility).

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Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) - Continued

• Cannot be enrolled in Medicare or claimed as a
  dependent on another persons federal tax return.
  
• Each family member must also meet these
  requirements.
• Beginning January 2010, qualified family members
  may continue receiving HCTC for up to 24 months
  after primary eligible individual is no longer
  receiving HCTC due to certain life events such as
  divorce, death or enrollment in Medicare.

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Agent vs. Liable State

• Relates to trade-affected workers who relocate to
  or from New York State.
• The liable state is responsible for paying UI and
  TRA benefits, reviewing waivers issuing final
  determinations.
• The agent state (workers new state of residence)
  is responsible for providing TAA services. The
  agent state is not responsible for determining
  entitlement or paying benefits but is responsible
  for training, job search relocation costs.

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Responsibilities when NYS TAA Eligible Worker
Relocates to Another State

• Advises trade-affected worker to schedule
  appointment to continue TAA benefits/ services
  ASAP upon arriving in new state of residence.
• Provides name of new states TAA Coordinator to
  worker.
• Advises worker to bring all TAA related documents
  (i.e., TA722, Waivers, Training Plans).
• Provides worker with NYS TAA Coordinator contact
  information.

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Responsibilities when TAA Eligible Worker
Relocates to NYS

• Responsible for providing TAA-related services to
  trade-affected worker.
• Relocated workers will not have a Trade Act
  Tracker record or OSOS ID.
• Determine liable state representative.
• Create OSOS record.
• Note Trade Act Tracker records are only
  created for TAA/TRA entitled customers from NYS.

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Responsibilities when TAA Eligible
WorkerRelocates to NYS - Continued

• Issues Waivers from Training on behalf of liable
  state (Waivers are transmitted to liable states
  TAA Coordinator for review and issuance).
• Assists trade-affected workers, who are
  determined in need of training, with the
  development of a TAA approvable training programs.

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Responsibilities when TAA Eligible
WorkerRelocates to NYS - Continued

• Secures training funds using the same Request for
  TAA Funds for Training/Training Plan Detail
  process as you would for a NYS TAA Eligible
  trade-affected worker. Liable state training caps
  take precedent during disputes.
• Following approval of funds, transmits training
  plan details to the liable state representative
  for review and training approval.

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Responsibilities when TAA Eligible Worker
Relocates to NYS - Continued

• Upon confirmation and approval, record training
  service in OSOS.
• NOTE Payment of job search and relocation
  allowances is also the responsibility of the
  agent state. You will need to follow the same
  procedure for securing TAA funds for job search
  allowances and relocation allowances as you would
  for a NYS trade-affected worker.

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Case Management

• Comprehensive and specialized assessments
• Development of an Individualized Employment Plan
• Provision of information on types of training to
  assist trade-affected workers make informed
  choices
• Provision of information on financial assistance
  (i.e., Pell Grants)
• Pre-vocational services such as resume writing,
  interviewing skills development, profiling

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Case Management - Continued

• Individual career counseling
• Provision of Labor Market Information
• Provision of information regarding supportive
  services
• NOTE To be counted as case management, at least
  1 out of the 8 specific services must be
  provided.

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TAA Employment Plan
All trade-affected workers, by statute, are
afforded the opportunity for the development and
periodic review and update of a TAA Employment
Plan. The TAA Employment Plan serves to provide
a structure for developing a detailed
re-employment plan, to determine the need for
training, and to develop TAA approvable training
plans.
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OSOS Date Recording
The Trade Globalization Adjustment Assistance
Act of 2009 significantly revamped the reporting
requirements under the TAA programs. As a result
the data elements reported through the Trade Act
Participant Report (TAPR) have changed requiring
enhancements to the OSOS system. Enhancements to
OSOS are currently underway and the TAA OSOS
Quick Guide will be revised accordingly. In the
meantime, please refer to the OSOS TAA Quick
Guide for assistance in recording TAA-related
services and activities.
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Recording OSOS Data - Continued

• Work history on OSOS must indicate that worker
  was dislocated due to foreign trade.
• Workers must be dual enrolled in WIA and TAA.
• All relevant information included on the TA722
  must be included.
• Record training service when enrolled in TAA
  approved training.
• Record Comments as appropriate.

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FORM COMPLETION REVIEW
Request for TAA Funds for Training/Training Plan
Details Request for TAA Funds for Job
Search/Relocation Training Determinations Waiver
Determinations Job Search/Relocation Allowance
Determination TAA Training Completed/Terminated
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Available Resources Useful Tools

• PLEASE REFER TO THE HANDOUT IN YOUR TRAINING
  PACKET

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Questions?