CITBA and Trade Adjustment Assistance
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) is a federal program that provides financial and other assistance to U.S. workers, farmers, and fishermen who have lost their jobs as a result of the U.S. policy of reducing barriers to trade. The program reflects a broad policy consensus that the United States, as it pursues trade policies that benefit the U.S. economy as a whole, must maintain a strong commitment to helping address the special adjustment problems of individuals adversely affected by increased competition from abroad.
If claimants are denied eligibility for TAA benefits, the claimants are entitled to challenge the denial in the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. CITBA members regularly represent TAA claimants in these lawsuits. This representation is nearly always undertaken without charge, as part of lawyers’ professional obligation to offer pro bono legal services to those unable to afford a lawyer. CITBA has also sponsored continuing legal education programs on TAA and has published a TAA Handbook to help train attorneys in handling TAA cases and representing TAA claimants.
For more information, please click on the following:
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TAA Executive Summary |
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CITBA TAA Primer |