Trade Adjustment Act (Overview)
Workers who lose their jobs or whose hours of work and wages are reduced because of foreign competition may apply for federal assistance through the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. Among the benefits they may receive are weekly Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA), which are payable once they exhaust state unemployment benefits and any extended benefits. Usually, TRA will only be paid if an individual is enrolled in an approved training program.
When a company or a group of workers believes foreign competition has adversely affected their jobs, the company, a group of workers, the union, Michigan Works! Agency (MWA) staff, or the state dislocated worker unit can petition the federal government for TAA benefits. The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) will decide whether foreign competition was the major reason for the job cutbacks. If so, USDOL will issue a "certification" and indicate the period during which total or partial job separations will be covered by the certification. The TAA program is administered by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG), Bureau of Workforce Transformations serves as the agent for the U.S. Department of Labor in administering the TAA program in Michigan.
To Check for a Determination on a Petition Already Filed, or for more information regarding the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program, please visit www.doleta.gov/tradeact
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