DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,435

BREG, INC.
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF SECURE STAFFING, EXPRESS PERSONNEL,
THE EASTRIDGE GROUP, KELLY SERVICES, OMNI EXPRESS, AND WESTAFF,
VISTA, CALIFORNIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
(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 April 7, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers
at Breg, Inc., Vista California. The workers at the subject
firm produced orthopedic bracing and cold therapy products.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined from January through March in 2003 when compared
to the same time period in 2002.
The investigation revealed that Breg, Inc., Vista California
also leased workers from Secure Staffing, San Marcos,
California, Express Personnel, Oceanside, California, The
Eastridge Group, Carlsbad, California, Kelly Services, San
Marcos, California, Omni Express, Carlsbad, California, and
Westaff, Vista, California to produce orthopedic bracing and
cold therapy products.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject firm is related to a shift in plant production of
orthopedic bracing and cold therapy products to a country
(Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.












Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Breg, Inc., Vista California, and leased
workers from Secure Staffing, San Marcos, California,
Express Personnel, Oceanside, California, The Eastridge
Group, Carlsbad, California, Kelly Services, San Marcos,
California, Omni Express, Carlsbad, California, and
Westaff, Vista, California producing orthopedic bracing and
cold therapy products at Breg, Inc., Vista California who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 4,2002, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 18th day of April 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance