ETA 9042 A -1 Petition, online

Instructions – How to Submit an Online Petition

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About the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program

The Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC § 2271 et seq.), as amended, established Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) to provide assistance to workers in firms hurt by foreign trade. Program benefits include long-term training while receiving income support. TAA provides both rapid and early assistance. Filing this petition is the first step in qualifying for TAA benefits and assistance. After the petition is filed, the U.S. Department of Labor will determine whether a significant number or proportion of the workers of the firm have become total or partially separated or are threatened to become totally or partially separated, and whether imports or a shift in production or services to a foreign country contributed importantly to these actual or threatened separations and to a decline in sales or in production of articles or supply of services. If a petition is approved and the workers are certified as eligible to participate in the TAA program, workers covered by a certification may contact their state workforce agency to apply for benefits. These benefits are provided at no expense to employers.

For assistance in preparing a petition

Petitioners may receive assistance in preparing the petition at their local American Job Center, by contacting the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. at 202-693-3560 (Main Number), or by contacting their State Dislocated Worker Unit or State Workforce Agency through the telephone numbers or internet addresses provided above (29 CFR Part 90.11).

Public Burden Statement

Persons are not required to respond to this collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. Responding is required to obtain or maintain benefits (19 USC 2321 and 2271). Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to average 20 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, completing and reviewing the collection of information, and a state review. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department of Labor at the address provided above (Paperwork Reduction Project 1205-0342).

Instructions - Helpful tips for Online Filing

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II. Section One. Petitioner Information

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Provide petitioner information below. Three workers from the same firm completing this Petition Form must fill in all three columns. Other petitioners need only fill in the Petitioner 1 column. A union official completing this petition form should provide the name of the Union.

II. Section One. Petitioner Information (for 1 worker)

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One-stop Operator/Partner to American Job Center

II. Workers’ Firm

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Provide information on the firm employing the worker group. Complete items (a) – (g) regarding the employing firm. If the workers are doing work at a location that is different than the worker’s employer (e.g., the petitioning workers are employed by a staffing agency but work at a manufacturing firm), also complete items (h) – (m) regarding the firm at which the workers perform their jobs.

NOTE: Workers completing this Petition Form must provide information for the location where they work. All other petitioner types may apply on behalf of more than one location. State offices and American Job Centers may file for workers at multiple locations of a firm within their State. If you choose to file on behalf of workers at more than one location, please attach additional sheets as necessary.

III. Trade Effects on Separations

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3. Provide contact information for two company officials, one of whom should be a dislocated worker’s supervisor. Either separately or together, these officials should be familiar with all of the following: employment, job functions, and sales or production at each job location.