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Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)

A set of federal programs designed to help American workers, firms, farmers, and communities that have been negatively affected by international trade, offering benefits like job training, financial aid, and technical support.

Reauthorize

To approve a federal program or agency for continuation beyond its original expiration date, often with new funding levels or updated rules.

Successor-in-interest

A company or entity that takes over the rights and responsibilities of another company, often through a merger, acquisition, or change of ownership.

Staffed worker

A worker who performs duties for a company that is the subject of a petition, but who is directly employed by a different firm (e.g., a contractor or temporary employee).

Teleworker

A worker who performs their job duties remotely, rather than at a traditional office or factory location, but is connected to the firm's operations.

Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA)

Financial payments made to eligible workers under the TAA program to help support them while they are in training or searching for new employment, often after their unemployment insurance benefits run out.