Full presentation about current Trade Act benefits; side by side comparison with new benefits in 2010 v. 2009. By: TIMOTHY J. THEBERGE Federal Project Officer Employment & Training Administration, Region 1 U.S. Department of Labor theberge.timothy@dol.gov 617-788-0139 CAROL A. ELWELL Workforce Program Specialist III NYS Department of Labor Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions

1. The Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 — What We Can Expect and When TIMOTHY J. THEBERGE Federal Project Officer Employment & Training Administration, Region 1 U.S. Department of Labor [email_address] 617-788-0139 CAROL A. ELWELL Workforce Program Specialist III NYS Department of Labor Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions

3. What Hasn’t Changed . . . TAA for Workers will continue to help workers who have lost their jobs as a result of foreign trade to quickly rejoin the workforce by providing them with the means to attain competitive and marketable skills for today’s increasingly competitive work environment.

4. What Else Hasn’t Changed TAA continues to be a TRAINING program. One-Stop Center must work with Trade-affected workers to assist them in developing TAA-approvable training programs.

16. When . . . Effective Date: May 18, 2009 All petitions filed on or after May 18, 2009 will be covered under the new Trade and Globalization Adjustment Act of 2009. Petitions will numbered starting with 70,000. All petitions that were filed before May 18, 2009 will be covered by the old Trade Adjustment Assistance Program. Petitions will be numbered between 40,000 and 69,999. All petitions numbered below 40,000 are subject to the program prior to the 2002 changes.

18. Side-by-Side – Deadlines 2002 TAA Program New TAA Program Training Enrollment Deadlines: Workers must be enrolled in training 8 weeks after certification or 16 weeks after layoff, whichever is later, in order to receive TRA. Training Enrollment Deadlines: Worker must be enrolled in training 26 weeks after certification or layoff, whichever is later, in order to receive TRA.

20. Side-by-Side – Job Search 2002 TAA Program New TAA Program Job Search Allowances: 90% of allowable costs, up to $1,250. Job Search Allowances: 100% of allowable costs, up to $1,500.

23. Key Message As stated previously, it is important to remember that TAA is a TRAINING program. New York State’s TAA training enrollment participation rate is approximately 30%. However, NYS’ TAPR reports continue to show that trade-affected workers who receive training under the TAA program have higher entered employment rates, longer employment retention rates and higher post average earnings than those who do not receive training.

24. Once More on Training… Given the proven advantages to participation in training, especially in today’s economic climate, we need to emphasize training by encouraging trade-affected workers to take advantage of the unique training opportunity afforded them through the TAA program.

25. ETA Level Changes Creates a new Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance with an Administrator. Annual funding level will increase to $575 million for TAA training programs through the end of 2010 (this is a 160% increase over the previous cap of $220 million).

32. Questions?!?!?!?!?!? It’s time for Questions . . .