Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 04/11/2002
Filed Date: 04/14/2003
Most Recent Update: 04/29/2003
Determination Date: 04/29/2003
Expiration Date: 04/29/2005
Other Worker Groups on This Petition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,487
R.A.G.S., INC.
SELECTIVE HR SOLUTIONS V, INC.
LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
AND
TA-W-51,487A
R.A.G.S., INC.
SELECTIVE HR SOLUTIONS V, INC.
RICHFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA
Amended 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 issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on April
29, 2003, applicable to workers of R.A.G.S., Inc., Lexington,
North Carolina and Richfield, North Carolina. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on May 9, 2003 (68 FR 25061).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm.
Information provided by the State shows that workers of
R.A.G.S., Inc. were leased workers of Selective HR Solutions V,
Inc. to produce ladies’ jackets at the Lexington, North Carolina
location of the subject firm. Leased workers of Selective HR
Solutions V, Inc. were also employed at the subject firm’s
Richfield, North Carolina location of the subject firm to cut the
material that was used to produce jackets at the Lexington, North
Carolina location.
Information also shows that workers separated from
employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under a
separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for Selective HR
Solutions V, Inc.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification
to properly reflect these matters.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers of R.A.G.S., Inc. who were adversely affected by
increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-51,487 and TA-W-
51,487A are hereby issued as follows:
"All workers of R.A.G.S., Inc., Selective HR Solutions
V, Inc., Lexington, North Carolina (TA-W-51,487) and
R.A.G.S., Inc., Selective HR Solutions V, Inc.,
Richfield, North Carolina (TA-W-51,487A), who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 11, 2002, through April 29, 2005, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 24th day of June 2003.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
________________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,487
R.A.G.S. INC.
LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
TA-W-51,487A
R.A.G.S. INC.
RICHFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA
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 April 14, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
R.A.G.S. Inc., Lexington, North Carolina (TA-W-51,487) and R.A.G.S.
Inc., Richfield, North Carolina (TA-W-51,487A). Workers at the
Lexington, North Carolina facility produced ladies jackets and
workers at the Richfield, North Carolina facility cut the material
that was used to produce jackets at the Lexington, North Carolina
facility.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in a meaningful portion of plant
production of ladies jackets to a country (Canada) 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers’ firm or subdivision to Canada 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 R.A.G.S. Inc., Lexington, North Carolina (TA-
W-51487) and R.A.G.S. Inc., Richfield, North Carolina (TA-W-
51487A) who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 11, 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 29th day of April, 2003.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,487
R.A.G.S., INC.
SELECTIVE HR SOLUTIONS V, INC.
LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
AND
TA-W-51,487A
R.A.G.S., INC.
SELECTIVE HR SOLUTIONS V, INC.
RICHFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA
Amended 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 issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on April
29, 2003, applicable to workers of R.A.G.S., Inc., Lexington,
North Carolina and Richfield, North Carolina. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on May 9, 2003 (68 FR 25061).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm.
Information provided by the State shows that workers of
R.A.G.S., Inc. were leased workers of Selective HR Solutions V,
Inc. to produce ladies’ jackets at the Lexington, North Carolina
location of the subject firm. Leased workers of Selective HR
Solutions V, Inc. were also employed at the subject firm’s
Richfield, North Carolina location of the subject firm to cut the
material that was used to produce jackets at the Lexington, North
Carolina location.
Information also shows that workers separated from
employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under a
separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for Selective HR
Solutions V, Inc.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification
to properly reflect these matters.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers of R.A.G.S., Inc. who were adversely affected by
increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-51,487 and TA-W-
51,487A are hereby issued as follows:
"All workers of R.A.G.S., Inc., Selective HR Solutions
V, Inc., Lexington, North Carolina (TA-W-51,487) and
R.A.G.S., Inc., Selective HR Solutions V, Inc.,
Richfield, North Carolina (TA-W-51,487A), who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 11, 2002, through April 29, 2005, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 24th day of June 2003.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
________________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,487
R.A.G.S. INC.
LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
TA-W-51,487A
R.A.G.S. INC.
RICHFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA
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 April 14, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
R.A.G.S. Inc., Lexington, North Carolina (TA-W-51,487) and R.A.G.S.
Inc., Richfield, North Carolina (TA-W-51,487A). Workers at the
Lexington, North Carolina facility produced ladies jackets and
workers at the Richfield, North Carolina facility cut the material
that was used to produce jackets at the Lexington, North Carolina
facility.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in a meaningful portion of plant
production of ladies jackets to a country (Canada) 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers’ firm or subdivision to Canada 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 R.A.G.S. Inc., Lexington, North Carolina (TA-
W-51487) and R.A.G.S. Inc., Richfield, North Carolina (TA-W-
51487A) who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 11, 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 29th day of April, 2003.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance