Department of Economic Security

The TAA and NAFTA TAA programs are administered by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor. TAA is for workers who have lost their jobs or have had their hours reduced due to increased foreign trade or imports throughout the world. NAFTA TAA program provides assistance to workers who have lost their jobs or have had their hours reduced due to increased imports from or a shift in production to Canada and/or Mexico. A company may apply for and be determined eligible under both programs; however, each employee may only choose to receive benefits from one program.

A petition must be submitted to the U.S. Department of labor for a company to be considered for eligibility under either program. Three or more individual employees, a union, or an employer representative may submit this petition. Once the company is certified as eligible under TAA or the NAFTA TAA program, its employees must apply individually for benefits obtain suitable employment.

These services include:

• Testing
• Counseling
• Training (up to 104 weeks)
• Job Search, relocation, transportation, and subsistence allowances
• Job placement assistance
• Weekly income support.