Trade Act Programs: Reemployment Services - North American Free Trade Agreement - Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA)
Rapid Response Assistance
When the
Dislocated Worker Unit in a state is alerted to the possibility of a
layoff and/or a plant closing, it responds quickly with on-site services.
They will make employees aware of their eligibility to apply for the
NAFTA-TAA program and enroll them in it. Once in the program,
workers receive an assessment of their individual skills and abilities as well
as financial and personal counseling to prepare for job transition. Learn more about Rapid Response.
Income Support
Income Support is otherwise known as Trade Readjustment
Allowances which are weekly payments which may be available for up to
52 weeks after the worker's Unemployment Compensation benefit is exhausted and during the
period in which the worker is participating in an approved full-time
training program. Income Support is a combination of Unemployment Compensation and
Trade Readjustment Allowance benefits for a maximum of 78 weeks (26
weeks for UC and 52 weeks for TRA).