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Re-employment Trade Adjustment Assistance (RTAA)
What is Re-employment Trade Adjustment Assistance?
RTAA — Application requirements and deadlines
Re-employment Trade Adjustment Assistance (RTAA) program benefits are provided as an alternative to the benefits offered under the regular TAA program. Participation in RTAA allows workers age 50 or older, for whom retraining may not be appropriate, to accept reemployment at a lower wage and receive a wage subsidy in lieu of the training and income support offered under the regular TAA program.
In order to be eligible to receive RTAA benefits, an individual must:
- Apply for RTAA benefits through a local Michigan Works! Agency (MWA);
- Be at least age 50 while reemployed;
- Not earn more than $50,000 annually in the reemployment;
- Be reemployed full time or working at least 20 hours a week and in full-time TAA training; and
- Not return to adversely affected employment from which he or she was separated.
Workers who meet these eligibility criteria qualify for the following benefits:
- Wage Subsidy: 50 percent of the difference between the worker's wages in the RTAA certified employment and new job. A maximum of $10,000 is available over a period of up to two years.