DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,671
LASTING IMPRESSIONS, INC.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

TA-W-53,671A
LASTING IMPRESSIONS, INC.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

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 December 1, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Lasting Impressions, New York, New York (TA-W-53,671)
and Lasting Impressions, Brooklyn, New York (TA-W-53,671A).
Workers at the New York City location are engaged in cutting,
sewing, and sales of women's apparel. Workers at the Brooklyn
location are engaged in tagging and packaging of the same apparel.
The investigation revealed that the decline in employment at
the subject facilities is related to a shift in production of
women's apparel to a country (Guatemala) that is a beneficiary
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 Guatemala 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 Lasting Impressions, New York, New York (TA-W-
53,671) and Lasting Impressions, Brooklyn, New York (TA-W-
53,671A) who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 18, 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 17th day of December 2003

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