Trade Adjustment Assistance Certified Trade Petition to Participate

Trade Adjustment Assistance Certified Trade Petition to Participate Process Christina Omran, State Trade Program Coordinator

AGENDA § Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program overview § Certified trade petition process o Federal, State and Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) roles § Initial employer outreach § Notification of benefits/TAA informational session § Initial one-on-one meeting § Trade Readjustment Allowance (TRA) application § Commencing program participation in Employ Florida 2

TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE (TAA) § Trade Act of 1974. § Reauthorized by Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act (TAARA) of 2015. § Assists workers affected by foreign trade or competition. § Provides resources to obtain new skills and find suitable employment. 3

LOCAL TAA COORDINATORS § Required to be merit-staff employees. § Designated merit-staff employee at each LWDB. § Provide case management and employment services to trade-affected workers. 4

CERTIFIED PETITION: FEDERAL (USDOL) The United States Department of Labor’s Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance (OTAA): § Investigates petitions to determine trade-impact. § Notifies the State Trade Program Office via email when petitions are certified. § Posts the certified petition to the OTAA website: o doleta. gov/tradeact/ 5

CERTIFIED PETITION: STATE (DEO) The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity State Trade Program Office: § Notifies responsible LWDB via email. § Inputs TAA petition in Employ Florida. § Posts TAA petition and prefilled forms to the DEO Trade Act Automated System: o taa. floridajobs. org/ 6

CERTIFIED PETITION: LOCAL (LWDB) The LWDB: § Secures list of affected workers from the employer. § Uploads affected worker list to the TAA secured site: o taa. deo. myflorida. com/default. cfm § Schedules Rapid Response services and the TAA informational session. § Provides location and dates of group TAA informational session(s) to the State Trade Program Office: o TAA@deo. myflorida. com. 7

CONTACTING THE EMPLOYER (LWDB) § Explain the TAA program and the benefits for their employees: o Retraining o Extended income support benefits § Benefits to the company: o Retains employees o Community and employee perception o No cost to employer 8

NOTIFICATION OF BENEFITS (DEO) § The State Trade Program Office mails Official Notice of Benefits letter to trade-affected workers covered under a certified petition. § LWDB is notified by email when notices are mailed, and staff contacts the affected workers to take the next steps. § Official Notice of Benefits letter serves as proof of TAA program eligibility. 9

NOTIFICATION OF BENEFITS EXAMPLE 10

INITIAL ELIGIBILITY MEETING § Determine TAA individual eligibility. § Assist in completing Employ Florida registration and program applications for TAA and Wagner-Peyser. § Ensure Rapid Response services have been provided. 11

TRADE READJUST. ALLOWANCE APPLICATION § Apply for Trade Readjustment Allowance (TRA) using form ETA 855: Request for Determination of Entitlement to TRA. § Upload the completed form to the participant’s Employ Florida staff documents. § Submit e-mail to the State Trade Program Office at TRA@deo. myflorida. com. § State Trade Program Office will review the application and issue a determination for TRA benefits. 12

TAA COORDINATORS’ ELIGIBILITY REVIEW • TR 0 service code initiates TAA participation For more detail, see the "New Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Process and Employ Florida Codes" Memo dated June 1, 2017. 13

CONTACT Thank You. If you have questions or comments about this presentation; please contact our office. Christina Omran, State Trade Program Coordinator Main Line: 850 -245 -7477 Email: TAA@deo. myflorida. com 8