Employment and Training Administration DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 U.S. Department of Labor

Employment and Training Administration DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA Trade Adjustment Assistance The TAA Program Assists Workers Who Suffer a Job Loss Due to Elements of U.S. Foreign Trade, Such as Imports or Offshoring. First Established in the Trade Act of 1974, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Significantly Reformed the Program

Employment and Training Administration DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA Program Changes Four Areas: Expanded Eligibility Increased Benefits Restructured Program Administration New Grant Program

Employment and Training Administration DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA Expanded Eligibility  Service Workers & Public Agencies  Relocation to Any Foreign Nation  Component Producing Worker Groups  Automatic Certification for Worker Groups Covered by Affirmative Injury Determination by the US ITC

Employment and Training Administration DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA Increased Benefits - Training  Increases Funding to $575 Million  Allows for Part-Time Training  Allows Time for Pre-Requisites  Pre-Layoff Training with Certification  Training not Limited to WIA Approved List  Enhances On-the-Job Training  Requires “Benchmarks”; Eases Payment Rules

Employment and Training Administration DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA Increased Benefits - TRA  Additional 26 Weeks of TRA Benefits  Extended Eligibility Periods  26 Weeks From Separation or Certification – Removes 8/16  Good Cause Provisions Allowable  Appeal Actions Preserve Deadlines  Active Duty Status Preserves Rights  Waiver Review

Employment and Training Administration DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA Increased Benefits - ATAA  Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Now Called: Reemployment TAA  Age Requirement Remains 50  Allows for RTAA and TRA  Subtracts Weeks of TRA Already Paid  Allows for Part-Time Training and Part-Time Employment  Increases Qualifying Wage Max to $55k  Increases Benefit Amount to $12k  Changes Eligibility Period

Employment and Training Administration DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA Increased Benefits - Case Management  Requires Case Management to be Provided  Case Management Funding  Base $350k per State for Employment and Case Management  Requires 1/3 of the 15% Provided for Administration be used for Case Management Services

Employment and Training Administration DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA Increased Benefits - Job Search and Relocation  Raises Job Search Allowance to $1,500  Raises Relocation Stipend to $1,500  100% of Allowable Costs  Still Subject to the FTR

Employment and Training Administration DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA Increased Benefits - HCTC  Increases Health Coverage Tax Credit from 65% to 80%  Requires Additional Information to be Provided on Qualified Plans

Employment and Training Administration DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA Restructured Program Administration - Agreements and Reporting  Additional Clauses in Cooperating Agreements  Monitoring, Oversight and Control Measures for Data Collection  Additional Data to be Reported  Annual Report to Congress  Reports Published on DOL Website

Employment and Training Administration DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA New Grant Program - TAA for Communities Creates Three Distinct Grants: 1.TAA for Communities 2.Community College and Career Training Grant Program (CCCT) 3.Industry or Sector Partnership Grant Program for Communities Impacted by Trade (SPG)