Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration 20 CFR Parts 617 and 618 29 CFR Part 90 [Docket No. ETA-2019-0009] RIN 1205-AB78 AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (Department) is expanding protection and support for U.S. workers adversely impacted by foreign trade by revising its Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers program (TAA Program) regulations. This final rule will, among other improvements, make it easier for workers to qualify for job search and relocation allowances, increase those allowances in line with the statute, expand training to include more flexibility for apprenticeships, ensure workers have access to individualized assessments, make it easier for groups of workers to apply for benefits, and offer assistance to additional categories of workers, including by helping workers in jobs threatened by foreign trade to receive training and support to transition to new employment. DATES: This final rule is effective September 21, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norris Tyler, Administrator, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-5428, Washington, DC 20210, Telephone: 202-693-3560 (voice) (this is not a toll-free number), 1-888-365-6822, or 1-877-889-5627 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMAT…