The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced yesterday that it has certified approximately 2,700 workers from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina and Ohio states as eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).  “Through the TAA program, DOL will leverage opportunities for displaced workers to acquire the skills needed to secure good jobs in promising areas of their local economies,” said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. For more information on TAA program and the range of Department of Labor employment and training services, please see http://www.doleta.gov.

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The U.S Department of Labor (DOL) has certified approximately 7,200 workers from California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin states as eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). Through the TAA program, DOL will leverage opportunities for displaced workers to acquire the skills needed to secure good jobs in promising areas of their local economies.  Additional information on TAA program and the range of DOL employment and training services is available on its website http://www.doleta.gov.

For complete information, please click: US DOL certifies approximately 7,200 workers in 15 states as eligible to apply for TAA

According to the report, the new State and local E-Verify requirements went into effect on January 1, 2010 in Georgia, South Carolina, Illinois, and Lancaster, California. The South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act requires all employers with 100 more employees to participate in E-Verify or only hire employees who possess or qualify for a South Carolina driver’s license (or other state license with similarly strict requirements). In Illinois, the employers willing to voluntarily enroll in E-Verify are urged to consult the Illinois Department of Labor’s website. In Georgia, employers, contractors, and subcontractors are required to participate in E-Verify are required to post their user identification number and date of authorization to use E-Verify in their website.

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