20 CFR § 618.770 - Special rule for justifiable cause.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s618.770"
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title: "20 CFR § 618.770 - Special rule for justifiable cause."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "618.770"
section_name: "Special rule for justifiable cause."
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "618"
part_name: "TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER THE TRADE ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "19 U.S.C. 2320; Secretary's Order No. 6-2010, 75 FR 66267 (Oct. 27, 2010)."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 51972, Aug. 21, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 618.770 Special rule for justifiable cause.

(a) The eligibility period during which Basic, Additional, and Completion TRA are payable to an AAW may be extended for justifiable cause, which has the same meaning as good cause in § 618.730.

(b) While the eligibility period for Basic, Additional, and Completion TRA may be extended for justifiable cause as determined by the State, the maximum benefit amount and number of weeks this benefit may be received must not change.