Reemployment Trade Adjustment Assistance
The RTAA page of the demographics flow records information about older job seekers and their employment situation. This page will only display for job seekers who are 50 years old or older. It assists in determining eligibility for wage subsidies to older job seekers who return to their prior field of work and are paid less than when they were originally employed. The following instructions apply to the Reemployment Trade Adjustment Assistance page. Below is a screenshot of the page, as well as a table listing each field and description of the content required.
- Complete the following questions. All fields marked with (required) indicate a field that must be answered. Additional questions may display or be required based on the information you provide and on your state.
- You can calculate hourly wage from annual salary by determining the total number of hours worked by multiplying the hours per week by the number of weeks in a year (52). Next, divide this number from the annual salary. For example, if an employee has a salary of $50,000 and works 40 hours per week, the hourly rate is $50,000/2,080 (40 x 52) = $24.04.
- Select Next. The Misc page displays.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| What is the date of your first qualifying reemployment, or the date you exhausted unemployment benefits? (Whichever is earlier.) | (Text/Calendar) Enter the appropriate date. |
| How many Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA) weekly benefit payments have you received? | (Digits) Enter the number of weekly benefit payments received. |
| Hourly Wage | (Digits) Enter the hourly wage. |
| Hours Worked Per Week | (Digits) Enter the number of hours worked per week (whole number). |
| Are you employed full time? | (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. |
| Have you returned to your previous employer? | (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. |
| Are you doing the same or similar work for your previous employer, but in a different division or facility? | (Drop-down) Select Yes or No. |