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TAW-51323  /  Michael Anthony Jewelers (Mount Vernon, NY)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 02/28/2002
Filed Date: 03/26/2003
Most Recent Update: 04/24/2003
Determination Date: 04/24/2003
Expiration Date: 04/24/2005

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,323

MICHAEL ANTHONY JEWELERS, INC.
MT. VERNON, NEW YORK

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 26, 2003, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Michael Anthony
Jewelers, Inc., Mt. Vernon, New York. The workers were engaged in
employment related to the production of 10K and 14K gold jewelry.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in plant production of 10K and 14K gold
jewelry to a country (Dominican Republic) that is a beneficiary
country under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act with the
United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there were layoffs and a shift in
production from the subject firm to Dominican Republic of articles
that are like or directly competitive with the 10K and 14K gold
jewelry produced by the subject firm. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Michael Anthony Jewelers, Inc., Mt. Vernon,
New York who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 28, 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."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 24th day of April, 2003.



/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance