In re the Claim of Young

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 6, 1991, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving a trade readjustment allowance under the Trade Act of 1974 because his separation from employment was not because of lack of work.

The Federal Department of Labor certified the employer’s workers as eligible to apply for trade readjustment allowance (hereinafter TRA) benefits if they became totally or partially separated from their employment. This certification was pursuant to the Trade Act of 1974 (see, 19 USC § 2101 et seq.) and was…