---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 618.890"
title: "20"
number: "618.890"
heading: "Staffing flexibility."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/618.890"
---

# §618.890. Staffing flexibility.

- (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.
- (b) All determinations on eligibility for TAA Program benefits must be made by State staff, with the exception of the functions in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, which must be made by staff meeting the criteria in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section.
- (c) All other functions under the TAA Program, not subject to paragraphs [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b) of this section, may be provided under a variety of staffing models.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 2320; Secretary's Order No. 6-2010, 75 FR 66267 (Oct. 27, 2010).

### Source

Source: 85 FR 51972, Aug. 21, 2020, unless otherwise noted.