Reemployment Trade Adjustment Assistance 2009 (RTAA)
(Certified Petitions filed on or after May 18, 2009, and no later than Feb. 14, 2011)
RTAA provides assistance to eligible Trade-affected workers age 50 or older who obtain new employment that pays less than their Trade-affected employment.
RTAA benefits and requirements apply to workers covered under petitions filed on or after May 18, 2009, through Feb. 14, 2011. If you are covered under a petition filed on or after Nov. 4, 2002, and before May 18, 2009, please read the information on
ATAA 2002. If you are covered under a petition filed on or after Feb. 15, 2011, through Dec. 31, 2013, please read the information on
RTAA 2011. If you are covered under a petition filed on or after Jan. 1, 2014, please read information on
Trade Adjustment Assistance 2015.
To qualify, the worker:
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Must apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and receive a determination entitling them to TAA from the UC Service Center.
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Must be at least 50 years of age at time of reemployment.
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a. If not enrolled in Trade Act approved training, must be reemployed full time as defined by the state; or b. If enrolled in Trade Act approved training (full-time), must be employed at least 20 hours per week.
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May not be employed by the certified employer.
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Cannot be projected to earn more than $55,000 each year in the new employment.
Benefits of RTAA for qualified workers:
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If no TRA benefits have been received by the worker:
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RTAA pays 50 percent of the difference between the worker's wages at the time of the qualifying separation and the worker's wages from new employment.
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RTAA benefits may be paid for a period of up to two years beginning on either the date of exhaustion of eligibility for UC benefits based on the separation from Trade-affected employment or the date the worker obtains new employment, whichever is earlier.
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RTAA benefits may not exceed the maximum of $12,000 in an eligibility period.
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Workers who are interested in the RTAA program should take advantage of all available reemployment services offered by the PA CareerLink®.
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If a worker pursuing RTAA is not able to obtain new employment after a qualifying separation, the worker should contact the PA CareerLink® TAA representative to consider other TAA benefit options, including training.
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If TRA benefits have been received by the worker:
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RTAA pays up to a maximum of 50 percent of the difference between the worker's wages at the time of the qualifying separation and the worker's wages from new employment.
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RTAA benefits may be paid for a period of up to two years following the date the worker obtains new employment reduced by the total number of TRA weeks received.
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RTAA benefits will be reduced by all TRA benefits received during the RTAA eligibility period.
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Workers who are interested in the RTAA program should take advantage of all available reemployment services offered by the PA CareerLink®
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If a worker pursuing RTAA is not able to obtain new employment after a qualifying separation, the worker should contact the PA CareerLink® TAA representative to consider other TAA benefit options, including training.
For more information, please call the UC Service Center at 1-888-313-7284 or visit your local PA CareerLink® office.
The information provided on this site does not constitute a determination of eligibility to receive unemployment compensation.