Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 06/11/2002
Filed Date: 07/11/2003
Most Recent Update: 07/29/2003
Determination Date: 07/29/2003
Expiration Date: 07/29/2005
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-52,279
JACUZZI BROS.
DIVISION OF JACUZZI, INC.
SUBSIDIARY OF JACUZZI BRANDS, INC.
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
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 July 11, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers at Jacuzzi Bros., Division of Jacuzzi, Inc., a subsidiary
of Jacuzzi Brands, Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas. The workers at the
subject facility produce swimming pool equipment; they are
separately identifiable by product line.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift of production of swimming pool
equipment 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 Jacuzzi Bros., Division of Jacuzzi, Inc., a
subsidiary of Jacuzzi Brands, Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas,
engaged in the production of swimming pool equipment who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 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 July, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance