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Trade Adjustment Assistance

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TAA provides job training and employment opportunities to those who have lost their jobs as a result of foreign trade or outsourcing to other countries. The TAA program helps trade-affected workers return to suitable employment as quickly as possible. The program is operated by the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) and is administered by DES in Arizona.

Services

Eligible TAA participants (TAA-certified workers) may access certain benefits based on the Trade Act Amendment which governs their certification. Benefits may include but are not limited to:

  • Reemployment Services
    • Job search, resume and interview assistance, upskilling and more
  • Occupational or On-the-Job Training (If determined to be necessary to obtain suitable employment)
  • Training and Education
  • Income support
  • Wage subsidy for workers who are 50 years old or older
  • Job Search allowance
  • Relocation allowance
  • Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC)

Eligibility

A petition must be filed with the U.S. Department of Labor by or on behalf of a group of workers who have lost or may lose their jobs as a result of foreign trade.

Information for submitting a petition to the Department of Labor can be found on their Trade Adjustment for Workers web page.

If the petition cannot be downloaded, a TAA Counselor can provide a petition and/or assistance. Contact the Trade Unit at (833) 762-8196, option 3. Two TAA petitions must be signed and sent separately to each of the following addresses by fax or U.S. Mail:

United States Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance
Room N-5428
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210
Phone: (202) 693-3560 or 1 (888) DOL-OTAA (1 (888) 365-6822)
Fax: (202) 693-3584 or (202) 693-3585
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers website

Arizona Trade Coordinator
400 W. Congress, Suite 420
Tucson, Arizona 85701
Phone: (520) 209-1032
Fax: (520) 770-3022
Email the AZ Trade Program

The Department of Labor investigates the facts and makes a determination whether foreign trade was an important cause of the threatened or actual job loss. If the department grants the petition to certify the worker group, individuals in the group will receive a notice of potential eligibility and a TAA program application. 

Apply

You may be eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) benefits and services based on your layoff information. To apply, complete and sign this application, and return all pages to the Trade Act Unit by email to [email protected], or by mail to: 

TAA Staff
Mail Drop: 5221
400 W. Congress St. 
Suite 420
Tucson, AZ 85701

If you have any questions, contact the Trade Unit at (833) 762-8196, option 3.

Download the application for TAA services

Policy Manual

TAA Policy Manual, Effective March 1, 2018

Contact and More Information

Detailed information regarding TAA, petitions, certifications, and much more can be found on the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers website or by contacting the Arizona Trade Unit by calling 1(833) 762-8196, option 3, or by emailing the AZ Trade Program.

Appeals

If you wish to appeal a TAA Determination decision, you must file a written request for reconsideration or appeal within 15 calendar days after the mailing date shown at the top of the determination. You may submit a notice in person, by emailing [email protected] or by mail at the address provided below. If the last day of the appeal period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the appeal period will be extended to the next working day.

Arizona TAA State Coordinator
400 W. Congress, Suite 420 – MD 5221
Tucson, AZ 85701

The 15-day period may be extended if you can establish that failure to file within the specified period was due to the delay or other action by the U.S. Postal Service, or was due to misinformation or an error on the part of the Department of Economic Security.

Your written request for reconsideration or appeal must include the reason(s) you believe the determination is in error, your Social Security Number, and your signature. If you file a written request by mail, we consider the postmark date the date of the redetermination or appeal.

Your written request will be reviewed, and a written reconsideration determination will be issued by the TAA State Coordinator. If a reconsideration is denied, the action will be forwarded to the Office of Appeals.

The Office of Appeals will provide you with a written notice of the date and location for an appeal hearing to be conducted.

You may have someone represent you at an appeal hearing. If you pay your representative, that person must be a licensed Arizona attorney or must be supervised by a licensed Arizona attorney. The Department does not provide representatives.

If you want the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to consider documents not already in the file in deciding your case, you must bring a legible copy of them to the hearing. If your evidence is not paper, arrangements must be made to have it considered at the hearing. If your hearing is by telephone, you must immediately mail or fax copies of any documents you want considered directly to the ALJ and the other party.

In addition to attending the hearing yourself, you should bring with you any witnesses whose testimony you want the ALJ to hear. You can make a written request for a subpoena to require someone to bring something to the hearing or a subpoena for a witness. You must make a written request at least five calendar days before the hearing. The request must describe the item, identify the owner or custodian, list that person’s address, and describe why the ALJ must consider that item to make a proper decision.

If you are the party who filed an appeal and do not attend, the ALJ will decide the matter without you. If you did not file the appeal and you do not attend, the hearing will proceed without you and can result in a repayment to the Department of any benefits you have received. If you miss the hearing, the ALJ’s decision will explain how to proceed.

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