DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,093

THE WILLIAM CARTER COMPANY
OPERATIONS DIVISION
CENTRAL PLANNING DEPARTMENT
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA

Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on October 1, 2003 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at The William
Carter Company, Operations Division, Central Planning
Department, Griffin, Georgia. The workers plan production
schedules for facilities in Costa Rica.
The investigation revealed that the petitioning workers of
these firms or subdivision do not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222(c)(3) of the Act. The Department of
Labor has consistently determined that the performance of
services does not constitute production of an article, as
required by Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, and this
determination has been upheld in the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Workers at the firm or subdivision may be certified only if
their separation was caused importantly by a reduced demand for
their services from a parent firm, a firm otherwise related to
their firm by ownership, or a firm related by control.
Additionally, the reduction in demand for services must
originate at a production facility whose workers independently
meet the statutory criteria for certification, and the reduction
must directly relate to the product impacted by imports. These
conditions have not been met for workers at this firm.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of The
William Carter Company, Operations Division, Central Planning
Department, Griffin, Georgia covered by the petition filed on
September 17, 2003 are denied eligibility to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 23rd day of October 2003.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance