Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 06/12/2002
Filed Date: 06/13/2003
Most Recent Update: 06/26/2003
Determination Date: 06/26/2003
Expiration Date: 06/26/2005
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-52,026
NEFF MOTIVATION, INC.
GREENVILLE, OHIO
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 in response to a petition
received on June 13, 2003, and filed by the company on behalf of
workers at Neff Motivation, Inc., Greenville, Ohio. The workers
produce chenille letters for varsity jackets.
The decline in employment at the subject plant is related to a
shift in plant production of chenille letters for varsity jackets
to a country (the Dominican Republic) that is a beneficiary country
under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
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 the Dominican Republic 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 Neff Motivation, Inc., Greenville, Ohio, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 12, 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 26th day of June 2003.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance