Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program

Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program is sponsored by Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD). The TAA program offers benefits and support, including tuition assistance, to displaced workers in Indiana who have lost their jobs, had hours cut, or wages reduced due to production moving outside the United States.

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No new petitions are being certified at this time. Workers certified under previous petitions are eligible to apply for training, out-of-area job search, and out-of-area relocation benefits. RTAA, TRA and HCTC are not currently available.

TAA benefits are provided according to the version of the law that was in force at the time the applicable petition was certified; there are small differences in the benefits provided by the different laws. For information on how to determine which law your petition falls under, please refer to the program's At the current time, HCTC is not available and wage subsidies for older workers are not available to new participants.

Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Health Coverage Tax Credit ( HCTC ) is set to expire on December 31, 20XX ( more information ) The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program helps workers who lose their jobs due to foreign competition, including work being moved outside of the United States.

TAA program benefits and services make it easier to move past the disruption caused by your layoff, easier to develop in-demand skills, and easier to land a good-paying, full-time job. The process begins with a petition, which may be filed by the employees, a union representative, the company itself, or sometimes job center staff.

The U.S. Department of Labor reviews the petition and investigates whether jobs have been or will be lost because the company is outsourcing work to another country, or losing business because of foreign imports. If the U.S. Department of Labor certifies your group, TAA program benefits and services become available.

The next step is for you to complete a TAA program application, so the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) can determine your individual eligibility and provide program benefits and services through the state’s To find out more information on how to start the petition process for your company or to check if your company was certified, visit the U.S. Department of Labor's website and search for your company’s name.

To be eligible for the TAA Program, you must: Be a worker who lost your job at a company and location that has been certified by the U.S. Department of Labor as a trade-affected employer. Apply for the TAA program, to determine your individual eligibility for benefits and services.

NOTE: You must also apply for Unemployment Insurance (UI) , even if you don't expect to get any payments, because TAA benefits are processed through the UI system. The TAA program was established in 1974 by the Federal Trade Act. This law has since been amended in 2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, and Reversion 2021.

The relevant federal & regulations can be found on the U.S. Department of Labor's website. For more information, see your Benefit Rights & Obligations or your Participant Handbook . (888) 258-9966 during office hours Monday-Friday 8:00 a.

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