[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 20CFR617.18]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 617--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS UNDER THE TRADE ACT OF 1974--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart B--Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA)
 
Sec. 617.18  Disqualifications.

    (a) State law applies. Except as stated in paragraph (b) of this 
section and Sec. 617.55(b), an individual shall not be paid TRA for any 
week of unemployment the individual is or would be disqualified to 
receive UI under the disqualification provisions of the applicable State 
law, including the provisions of the applicable State law which apply to 
EB claimants and which are consistent with section 202(a)(3) of the 
Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970.
    (b) Disqualification of trainees--(1) State law inapplicable. A 
State law shall not be applied to disqualify an individual from 
receiving either UI or TRA because the individual:
    (i) Is enrolled in or is participating in a training program 
approved under Sec. 617.22(a); or
    (ii) Refuses work to which the individual has been referred by the 
State agency, if such work would require the individual to discontinue 
training, or if added to hours of training would occupy the individual 
more than 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week, except that paragraph 
(b)(1)(ii) of this section shall not apply to an individual who is 
ineligible under paragraph (b)(2) of this section; or
    (iii) Quits work, if the individual was employed in work which was 
not suitable (as defined in Sec. 617.22(a)(1)), and it was reasonable 
and necessary for the individual to quit work to begin or continue 
training approved for the individual under Sec. 617.22(a).
    (2) Trainees ineligible. (i) An individual who, without justifiable 
cause, fails to begin participation in a training program which is 
approved under Sec. 617.22(a), or ceases to participate in such 
training, or for whom a waiver is revoked pursuant to Sec. 617.19(c), 
shall not be eligible for basic TRA, or any other payment under this 
part 617, for the week in which such failure, cessation, or revocation 
occurred, or any succeeding week thereafter until the week in which the 
individual begins or resumes participation in a training program that is 
approved under Sec. 617.22(a).
    (ii) For purposes of this section and other provisions of this Part 
617, the following definitions shall be used:
    (A) Failed to begin participation. A worker shall be determined to 
have failed to begin participation in a training program when the worker 
fails to attend all scheduled training classes and other training 
activities in the first week of the training program, without 
justifiable cause.
    (B) Ceased participation. A worker shall be determined to have 
ceased participation in a training program when the worker fails to 
attend all scheduled training classes and other training activities 
scheduled by the training institution in any week of the training 
program, without justifiable cause.
    (C) Justifiable cause. For the purposes of paragraph (b)(2) of this 
section, the term ``justifiable cause'' means such reasons as would 
justify an individual's conduct when measured by conduct expected of a 
reasonable individual in like circumstances, including but not limited 
to reasons beyond the individual's control and reasons related to the 
individual's capability to participate in or complete an approved 
training program.
    (c) Disqualification while in OJT. In no case may an individual 
receive TRA for any week with respect to which the worker is engaged in 
on-the-job training.

[51 FR 45848, Dec. 22, 1986, as amended at 53 FR 32350, Aug. 24, 1988; 
59 FR 932, Jan. 6, 1994]