{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-618.890","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 618.890","heading":"Staffing flexibility.","body":"(a) Staff employed under a merit personnel system as provided in section 303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act must be used for all reviews of benefit determinations under applicable State law.\n(b) All determinations on eligibility for TAA Program benefits must be made by State staff, with the exception of the functions in paragraph (a) of this section, which must be made by staff meeting the criteria in paragraph (a) of this section.\n(c) All other functions under the TAA Program, not subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, may be provided under a variety of staffing models.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER V—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 618—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER THE TRADE ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED","Subpart H—Administration by Applicable State Agencies"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"18dad90a3d3adc619b4877b4f175d1f9491c7fa4245a575d45ce57710c50b8aa","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-618.888","next":"us/20-cfr-618.894"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}