The Connecticut State Department of Labor's Web site revealed the information , which let laid off workers know whether they are eligible to apply for help under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program.

The for workers who have lost their job as result of foreign trade. It provides tax credits for health care, money for education and relocation, and a wage benefit differential for some workers who have taken a pay cut.

This month, Connecticut said 35 workers in The Hartford Financial Services Group's IT/Claims Division involved in IT production, maintenance and testing were eligible to apply for federal trade assistances, and 114 employees in its claims department involved in office processing and clerical support were eligible as well.

A Hartford representative was not immediately available for comment.

Approximately 100 workers of 's Global Business Services in Southbury were also eligible, according to the notice, filed early this month. IBM may have cut as many as 10,000 workers last year, according to the Alliance@IBM/CWA Local 1701; the company never comments on its job actions, other than to say that it's a result of a remixing of is skills and structure.