WIA Dislocated Worker Eligibility WIA Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Workers Workforce Investment Act WIA ELIGIBILITY To participate in WIA programs all participants dislocated workers must meet general eligibility requirements and provide acceptable documentation ID: 268056
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TRAINING SERIES
WIA Dislocated Worker Eligibility
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Dislocated Workers
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ELIGIBILITY
To participate in WIA programs, all participants, dislocated workers must meet general eligibility requirements and provide acceptable documentation.
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General Eligibility Requirements
Age at time of registration/participation
[Act 101(1) and 20 CFR 663.110]Citizenship or Authorization to Work [Act 188(a)(5)]
Selective Service Registrant
(if applicable)
[Act 189(f)]
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DISLOCATED WORKERS
A dislocated worker is an individual who meets 1 of 6 categories:
1st Category:Terminated/laid off or notified of lay off and
Eligible for or has exhausted Unemployment Compensation Benefits
and
Unlikely to return to his/her previous occupation or job.
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DISLOCATED WORKERS
2nd Category:
Terminated/laid off or notified of lay off andHas been employed for sufficient duration to demonstrate attachment to the workforce
but
Not eligible for Unemployment Compensation Benefits due to insufficient earnings or employer not being covered under state compensation law
and
Unlikely to return to his/her previous industry or occupation
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Examples of Acceptable Documentation 1
st & 2nd Categories
Terminated or Laid Off Documented Collateral Contact With EmployerLayoff Letter From Employer
Unemployment Compensation (UC) Printout
Applicant Statement
Eligible For or Exhausted UC
UC Documentation and/or Printout
Priority Reemployment Program (PREP)
Other (if shows UC status - record in Case Notes)
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DISLOCATED WORKERS
3rd Category
:Individuals who are TERMINATED or LAID OFF or have received a LAYOFF or TERMINATION NOTICE from employment as a result of a permanent plant closure or substantial layoff at the plant, facility, or enterprise.
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Examples of Acceptable Documentation 3
rd CategoryPlant Closures or Substantial Layoffs at a Plant or Facility
Certification of Expected SeparationLetter From Employer
Media Announcement With Employer Verification
Layoff Notice/Layoff List(s) of Affected Employee per local definition of substantial layoff
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DISLOCATED WORKERS
4th
CategoryIf employer has made a general announcement that plant closure will occur within 180 days, ALL services may be provided.
HOWEVER,
If employer has made only a general announcement that plant closure will occur, with no date or within a timeframe greater than 180 days,
ONLY
Core Services may be provided.
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Examples of Acceptable Documentation 4
th Category
General Announcement of Plant ClosurePublic Notice (Certified by State’s Rapid Response Team) Pay Stub As Proof of Employment at Plant at Time of Closure or Impending Closure
WARN Notice to Individual With Separating Employer shown
Telephone Verification
Applicant Statement
Other (Record in case notes)
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DISLOCATED WORKERS
5th Category:
Previously Self-Employed/Currently Unemployed- due to economy conditions in the community of residence or because of natural disaster
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Examples of Acceptable Documentation 5
th Category
Formerly Self-EmployedBusiness License/permitIRS Document
State Employer Business records
Applicant Statement
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Examples of Acceptable Documentation 5
th Category
General Economic Conditions in Residing AreaLabor Market Information Unemployment Rate
Business Ledgers
Published Notice of Chapter 7 or 11
Bankruptcy (Date must be shown)
Failure of Business
Customers or
Suppliers
Applicant Statement
Other (record in case notes)
Natural Disaster
Federal or State Declaration of Disaster
Other (record in case notes)
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DISLOCATED WORKERS
6th Category – Displaced Homemaker
Has been dependent on the income of another family member, but is no longer supported by that income AND
Is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment
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Examples of Acceptable Documentation 6
th Category
Divorce Decree or Legal SeparationDeath CertificateEmployer Statement/Lay off notice
Applicant Statement
Public Assistance Records
Court Records
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INTERIM OR INCOME MAINTENANCE EMPLOYMENT
Dislocated workers who have become re-employed in "income maintenance" jobs (a job with a lower rate of pay than the job of dislocation) may be served as long as the wage earned does not exceed the local criterion for self-sufficiency for dislocated workers.
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SELF-SUFFICIENCY
Self-sufficiency is defined as employment that pays at least the lower living standard income level, as defined in WIA, Section 101(24).
Local boards must set the criteria for determining whether employment leads to self-sufficiency.
Note: The self-sufficiency definition can be found in the local board’s Workforce Services Plan [20
CFR
663.230] The boards should consider the special needs of individuals with disabilities or other barriers to employment when setting criteria to determine self-sufficiency
.
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Questions or Additional Information
If you have any questions or for additional information, please contact DEO’s WIA policy and technical assistance staff at: WP_WIAProgramInfo@deo.myflorida.com.
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