In re the Claim of Goldman

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 18, 1996, which ruled that claimant was ineligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance under the Federal Trade Act of 1974.

Claimant was employed by a business in the garment industry when he was laid off due to a reduction in the employer’s work force occasioned by competition from foreign imports. Claimant thus became eligible under the terms of the Federal Trade Act of 1974 to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (hereinafter TAA) funds to defray his expenses in training for a new job (see, 19 USC § 2271 et seq.; 12…