DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,466

WORTH, LLC
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF STAFFING SOLUTIONS
TULLAHOMA, TENNESSEE

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

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), 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 on March 10, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Worth, LLC, Tullahoma, Tennessee. The workers at the subject firm
are engaged in activities related to the production of bats, balls,
gloves and bags.
The subject firm leased some of its workers from Staffing
Solutions, Tullahoma, Tennessee.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased in 2003 when compared to 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that company imports
of balls, gloves and bags have increased during the relevant
period.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met. The investigation revealed that the workers at the subject
firm possess skills that are easily transferable.





Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the balls, gloves and bags
produced by the subject firm contributed importantly to the total
or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Worth, LLC, including leased workers of
Staffing Solutions, Tullahoma, Tennessee who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February 19,
2003 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
I further determine that all workers of Worth, LLC, including
leased workers of Staffing Solutions, Tullahoma, Tennessee are
denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 2nd day of April 2004.

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance