DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,648

ISAAC HAZAN AND COMPANY
THE HAZAN GROUP
SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either
paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (a)(2)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on January 23, 2003 and filed on behalf of workers at
Isaac Hazan and Company, The Hazan Group, Secaucus, New Jersey.
The workers produce ladies' apparel such as jackets, skirts,
pants and blouses.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
declined at the subject plant in 2002 compared with 2001.
The investigation further revealed that the company
increased its imports of articles like those produced at the
subject plant during the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with ladies' apparel produced at
Isaac Hazan and Company, The Hazan Group, Secaucus, New Jersey
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production and at that
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Isaac Hazan and Company, The Hazan Group,
Secaucus, New Jersey who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 10, 2002
through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 3rd day of March 2003

/s/ Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance