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Launch the displaced-worker program

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Task 1.13.1 of 5

Define eligibility: any worker whose job loss is certified as caused by the Act (modeled on Trade Adjustment Assistance certification).

Who does it
DOL
When
Month 6
Trade-off

TAA-style certification targets aid but excludes workers whose job loss is hard to tie to the Act.

Part of: Launch the displaced-worker program

About 975,261 workers in insurance, billing, brokerage, PBMs, and related jobs will lose them over four years. The program pays wage replacement, wage insurance, training, and bridge pensions, and gives hiring preference at UHA and in health care.

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