The Trade Act programs, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Reemployment Trade Adjustment Assistance (RTAA), assist individuals who have become unemployed as a result of increased imports from, or shifts in production to foreign countries. The goal of the Trade Act programs is to help trade-affected workers return to suitable employment as quickly as possible. To facilitate this goal, TAA certified workers may access a menu of services that include income support, relocation allowances, job search allowances, and a health coverage tax credit. TAA participants that require retraining in order to obtain suitable employment may receive occupational training.
In addition, the RTAA program for older workers provides an alternative to the benefits offered under the regular TAA program. Participation in this program allows older workers, for whom retraining may not be suitable, to accept reemployment at a lower wage and receive a wage subsidy.
Have you experienced a mass layoff due to increased international trade or operations shifting outside the country? If so, Trade Adjustment Assistance (aka the Trade Act) may be able to help. Watch the PowerPoint and contact Chautauqua Works today to learn more: 716-661-9553 and ask for a Career Specialist.
If you are currently employed, or recently laid off from a company that is qualified for this program, please contact Chautauqua Works at 716-661-9553 for an appointment with a Career Specialist to learn more about the benefits that you may be eligible for.
