Program Description
Trade Adjustment Assistance provides transition assistance to workers who have been determined by the U.S. Department of Labor to have been adversely affected by imports from or shifts in production to foreign countries. Benefits include training, job search allowances, job relocation allowances, trade readjustment allowances, Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC), and case management services.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be unemployed, about to be unemployed, or because the goods you manufacture are now being imported.
Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
A petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance may be filed by a group of three or more workers, by a company official, by One-Stop Career Center operators or partners (including state employment security agencies and dislocated worker units), or by a union or other duly authorized representative of such workers. For petition forms and information on how to file a petition for benefits visit http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/DownloadPetitions.cfm.
Program Contact Information
Benefits for certified workers are generally available through the
employment One-Stop Centers in local communities across the country.
Locations and phone numbers for the One-Stop Centers can be found
at:
http://www.servicelocator.org
People who are hearing impaired may call this toll-free TTY
number:
1-877-889-5627
For more information you may call a toll-free help
line:
1-866-487-2365
You may also write us at:
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room N-5428
Washington DC 20210
For more information, you may also call:
202-693-3560
Or
1-888-DOL-OTAA (1-888-365-6822)
1-202-693-3560
