(see also: Assessment and Tax Credits)

If your company is anticipating a layoff, the Governor's office and local officials have developed a system to assist workers in finding new jobs or obtaining training for new careers.

The Rapid Response team will work with you, the employer, to customize a program of services to meet the needs of your company’s affected workforce. Information on job search assistance, employment and/or training opportunities, financial planning, enrollment into the PA CareerLink system, etc. will be made available.

Employers should contact the Rapid Response team as soon as possible is a layoff is anticipated. The regional Rapid Response representative for the Southwest Corner of Pennsylvania is Jim DiBenedetto at jdibenedet@state.pa.us.