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Notice Regarding Eligibility for Additional Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA) for Training Purposes Under the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended

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    Eligibility Ending Date:
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    The remaining weeks of your TRA claim are payable only for weeks that begin after MM/DD/YYYY, and before the end of your eligibility period and are weeks in which you actually attend training. No TRA benefits can be paid for any week which begins within a scheduled break in a Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)-approved training that is 31 days or more.
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-APPEAL RIGHTS ON REVERSE-

Special Claims Office 850 P.O. Box 419076 Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-9076

DE 8315 Rev. 9 (8-18) (INTRANET)

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APPEAL RIGHTS (Please Read Carefully)

You have the right to file an appeal if you do not agree with all or part of this decision. To appeal, you must write a letter stating that you want to appeal. Explain why you do not agree with the decision. Write your Social Security number on your letter. (title 22, California Code of Regulations, section 5022.) Mail your letter to the address listed on this notice. (title 22, California Code of Regulations, section 5023, and ‎20 CFR 617.51.) File your appeal within 30 days of the mail date of this notice or no later than MM/DD/YYYY.
When your appeal is received, your case will be reviewed. If the decision is still the same, we will send your appeal to the Office of Appeals. If you appeal after 30 days, you must show good cause for the delay or the administrative law judge may dismiss your appeal.
The Office of Appeals will send you a letter with the date, place, and time of your hearing. At the hearing, the administrative law judge will listen to you, examine the facts, and make a decision. You may bring a representative or someone else for assistance. For more information or help with your appeal, please call the EDD Special Claims Office at 1-888-697-1760.
While your appeal is pending, you must continue to certify for benefits and mail weekly continued claim forms. If you do not receive claim forms or a hearing letter, contact the Employment Development Department (EDD) at 1-800-300-5616. If the judge decides you can be paid, we can only pay if claim forms were received.
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Explanations of Sections of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended

Sec. 231 (19 USC 2291, 20 CFR 617.3 and 617.11)
  • In order to qualify for a basic claim for Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA), an individual must be an ADVERSELY AFFECTED WORKER who is covered by a Department of Labor certification.
  • That separation must have occurred on or after the Impact Date specified in the certification and before the certification ends.
  • The individual must have worked and earned a minimum of $30 per week in ADVERSELY AFFECTED EMPLOYMENT during each of at least 26 of the 52 weeks preceding his/her layoff. EXCEPTION: For a worker who has less than 26 qualifying weeks of work, up to 7 weeks of specified kinds of nonwork may be combined with weeks of work to meet the “26 weeks” requirement. Up to 7 allowable nonwork weeks may be employer-approved leave for maternity, illness, inactive duty (or active duty for training) in the armed forces, or to serve as a union representative. Up to 26 weeks of compensable disability (Workers’ Compensation) may be used to meet the “26 weeks” requirement.
  • The worker must have been entitled to UI benefits or waiting period credit for a week during the benefit year of the Controlling UI Claim*.
  • TRA weekly benefits are not payable for any week that began within 60 days after the petition filing date OR for any week for which the worker has UI entitlement, including entitlement to extended benefits.
  • The worker must have exhausted all rights to any UI benefits to which he/she is entitled (or would have been entitled to if the individual had applied).
  • The first week of entitlement to a payment of TRA shall be the later of: the first week beginning more than 60 days after the filing date of the petition; OR, the first week beginning after the individual’s exhaustion of all rights to UI benefits, including waiting period credit.
Sec. 232, 233 ‎(19 USC 2291, 20 CFR 617.11 and 617.14)
  • The maximum amount of TRA shall be determined by multiplying 78 times the weekly amount of TRA payable to an individual under a certification for a week of total unemployment, and subtracted from the total sum of UI to which the individual was entitled (or would have been entitled to had the individual applied) under the benefit period established in the year preceding, immediately following, or anytime after the individual’s first qualifying separation from affected employment; without regard to the actual amount, if any, that the indivdual was paid with respect to such benefit period.
Sec. 233 (19 USC 2293, 20 CFR 617.15 and 617.19)
  • The benefit period for a basic TRA claim is the 104-week period beginning with the Sunday after the most recent qualifying separation from adversely affected employment.
  • The maximum amount payable on a TRA basic claim is equal to 52 times the WBA of the Controlling UI Claim* minus the maximum benefit amount (MBA) of the Controlling UI Claim*. This remainder is further reduced by the benefits paid on federal or state-federal extended benefit claims based upon the Controlling UI Claim*. The TRA basic claim is not reduced by any state extended benefits or training extensions.
  • TRA benefits are NOT payable during breaks in training that are 31 days or more. The 52 continuous calendar week period for a TRA additional claim begins with the effective date of the claim and ends 52 continuous weeks later. Any break in training is counted towards the 52 continuous calendar week period.
  • In order to receive additional TRA benefits, a bona fide application for training must be received within 210 days after the date of the first certification under which the individual is covered, OR, if later, within 210 days after the date of the individual’s most recent partial or total separation.
  • Payments of TRA for additional weeks may be made only during those 52 weeks in which the worker is actually participating fully in TAA-approved training; and, the participation in training requirement may not be waived under any circumstances.

Training, Job Search, Relocation

As an adversely affected worker, you may qualify for other kinds of Trade Adjustment Assistance whether or not you are receiving TRA weekly benefits. If your job prospects are poor in your usual occupation, you may apply for:
  • TRAINING: California UI law now provides that if a request for training is TAA-approved, you may receive any UI benefits to which you are entitled and availability and seek-work requirements are waived while you attend training. Also, you may receive training-related costs that include tuition, books, materials, and, in some cases, travel and subsistence allowances.
  • JOB SEARCH AND RELOCATION: If you have no reasonable expectation of obtaining suitable work within your commuting area, you may be able to receive financial assistance to seek work elsewhere. If you obtain work in another area, you may apply for relocation allowances to assist in moving family and household goods to the new location. APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE of a job search or relocation in order to receive approval for payment.
PLEASE CONTACT THE EDD IMMEDIATELY AT‎ 1-800-300-5616 IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THESE TAA PROGRAMS. TIME LIMITS APPLY.
*The Controlling UI Claim is the UI claim that was in effect at the time of the worker’s separation, or if none was in effect, the first UI claim that began after that separation.

DE 8315 Rev. 9 (8-18) (INTRANET)