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PART SIX: SPECIAL PROGRAM CLAIMS

MILITARY EMPLOYMENT You may file a claim based on your separation or release from active military duty. To file a claim, you'll need to provide your Social Security number and your DD-214, Member 4 copy, so we can determine your eligibility. If you’re a spouse of an active-duty member of the military, you may be eligible for unemployment benefits if you leave your job due to the permanent relocation of your military spouse. You'll be required to submit proof of the permanent relocation and your spousal relationship. You will also need to meet other conditions to be considered eligible for benefits.

FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT You may file a claim based on separation from federal civilian employment. To do so, you’ll need to provide Form SF-8, Form SF-50, or your earning/leave statements.

EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYMENT If you’re a school employee who will most likely be reemployed during the next school year, you will likely not be eligible to receive benefits during regularly scheduled breaks. People with educational employment get two separate monetary determinations: A) One containing all wages reported during the base period, including school wages, B) One containing all wages reported during the base period, without school wages If you earned enough wages from non-school employers during the base period, you may be eligible to receive a reduced benefit amount.

TRADE ACT PROGRAM If you were laid off because of competition from imported products or services, you may be eligible for Trade Readjustment Allowance (TRA) and other benefits under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 and Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015. If your company is eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), we’ll send you a letter to let you know. You can file your TAA claim as soon as you get this letter however, weekly Trade Readjustment Allowance (TRA) benefits cannot be paid until you’ve exhausted your regular unemployment benefits. To file for TRA, call the Claims Line at 866-234-5382 (for TTY, 800-548-2546). Benefits may include relocation and job search allowances, training assistance, employment services, Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) and TRA. To receive TRA benefits, you must enroll in approved training, or a training waiver must be granted within 26 weeks after the petition certification date or 26 weeks after your last qualifying separation. If your petition number allows you to receive TRA benefits and you are not in training, you will be required to register with the Alabama Career Center System every four (4) weeks. The Alabama Career Center will assist you with your training waiver. A waiver of training participation can only be granted for a limited period of time, and if enrollment for the training in which you will be placed is not immediately available, if there is no training available, or if there is a health issue (which may impact your benefits).

REEMPLOYMENT TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE (RTAA) PROGRAM The Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 established the RTAA program as a wage supplement program for reemployed older workers certified eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance. The Act requires that petitioners who request that workers be certified for the RTAA program must do so at the time the petition is filed.