AGENCY: Department of Workforce Services. Manti Employment Center

SERIES: 20881
TITLE: Trade Adjustment Act (TAA) and Trade Readjustment Act (TRA) client files
DATES: 1986-1997.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by surname

DESCRIPTION: These files contain the records of individuals who are eligible for extended unemployment insurance benefits and training benefits under the Trade Adjustment Act (TAA) or the Trade Readjustment Act (TRA). The Trade Adjustment Act created a program of trade adjustment assistance to assist individuals, who became unemployed as a result of increased imports, return to suitable employment. The TAA program provides services and allowances to assist adversely affected workers achieve reemployment. These include TRA, training and other reemployment services, job search allowances and relocation allowances. The TRA program provides a weekly allowance payable to adversely affected workers as provided by 20 CFR 617 Subpart B (1998). Information includes a request for determination of entitlement, correspondence, documentation of training received and expenses involved with that training.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 02/1999

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 1 year after closed and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 4 years and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Legal

This retention is based on the agency's administrative need to fulfill its requirements under the Trade Adjustment Act and the Trade Readjustment Act of 1974, Amended 1981 as pursuant to 20 CFR 617 (1998).

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Private