DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,934

LEGO SYSTEMS, INC.
SHOWS & EVENTS DIVISION
ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its 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
initiated on September 24, 2003 and filed on behalf of workers
at Lego Systems, Inc., Shows & Events Division, Enfield,
Connecticut. The workers produce Lego models and displays.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
declined at the subject firm from 2001 to 2002.
The investigation also revealed that imports of Lego models
and displays by the subject firm increased during the relevant
time period.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26
USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements of
Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with Lego models and displays
produced at Lego Systems, Inc. contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production and at that firm. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Lego Systems, Inc., Shows & Events
Division, Enfield, Connecticut who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September
26, 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, and are also eligible
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 6th day of November 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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