TAA program services and benefits are provided to help eligible workers get back to work. Certified workers who apply for TAA services and benefits may be eligible for the following:
Rapid Response Assistance: When the State Dislocated Worker Unit is alerted to the possibility of a layoff and/or plant closing, it responds quickly with on-site services. The Rapid Response Team will make employees aware of their eligibility to apply for the Trade Act program services and benefits and the process of petitioning for certification. Learn more about Rapid Response Services.
Reemployment Services: Offer workers assistance in finding a new job. Many TAA-eligible workers will be able to return to employment through a combination of these services, the following services are provided through our employment centers.
Employment counseling
Resume writing and Interview skills workshops
Career assessment
Job development
Job search programs
Job referrals
Job Search Allowances: May be payable to cover expenses incurred in seeking employment outside a certified worker's normal commuting area, if a suitable job is not available in the area.
Relocation Allowances: May reimburse approved expenses when certified workers must move to a new area of employment outside their normal commuting area.
Training - is provided to certified workers who do not have the skills to secure suitable employment in the existing labor market. Training is targeted to a specific occupation and provided to help certified workers secure employment at a skill level similar to or higher than their layoff employment, and sustain that employment at the best wage available. Allowable types of training include classroom training; on the-job training; basic or remedial education, which may include training in literacy or English as a second language.
Income Support - Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA): Are available to provide income support to individuals while they are participating in full time training. Under certain circumstances TRA is also available to certified workers for whom training is not feasible or appropriate. Learn more about TRA (http://jobs.utah.gov/ui/jobseeker.asp).
Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC): Workers who are eligible to receive income support under the TAA program may be eligible to receive a tax credit or an advance payment (available in Utah) for 65% of the monthly health insurance premiums they pay. Qualifying insurance coverage includes COBRA, continuing individual coverage or other state-qualified plans. For details on HCTC, and a list of state-qualified plans, visit the Internal Revenue Service website.
For more information on HCTC, visit the Web at www.irs.gov/individuals or call the HCTC Customer Contact Center toll-free 1-866-628-HCTC (1-866-628-4282). For information on enrolling in a state qualified health plan, contact the Trade Affected Assistance Bureau at 1-800-565-3234.
Other Services: As a Trade-affected worker, there are a variety of services and benefits to assistance you, contact a local one-stop Employment Center or your State Dislocated Worker Unit, if you have specific questions. If you are NOT eligible for TAA or ATAA program services and benefits, you may be eligible for the Dislocated Worker Program or other forms of assistance offered in our employment centers.