DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,753

AMERICAN FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.
A DIVISION OF LA-Z-BOY, INC.
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
AMERISTAFF AND RANDSTAD
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on May 21,
2004, applicable to workers of American Furniture Company, Inc.,
a division of La-Z-Boy, Inc., including leased workers of
Ameristaff and Randstad, Martinsville, Virginia. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on June 17, 2004 (69 FR 33942).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of case goods and upholstered
furniture.
New findings show that there was a previous certification,
TA-W-40,316, issued on April 12, 2002, for workers of American
Furniture Co., Martinsville, Virginia who were engaged in
employment related to the production of case goods and
upholstered furniture. That certification expired on April 12,
2004. To avoid an overlap in worker group coverage, the
certification is being amended to change the impact date from
April 19, 2003 to April 13, 2004, for workers of the subject
firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-54,753 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of American Furniture Company, Inc., a division
of La-Z-Boy, including leased workers of Ameristaff and
Randstad, Martinsville, Virginia, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 13,
2004, through May 21, 2006, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974.”

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 30th day of June 2004.

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,753

AMERICAN FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.
A DIVISION OF LA-Z-BOY, INC.
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
AMERISTAFF AND RANDSTAD
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 21, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
American Furniture Company, Inc., a division of La-Z-Boy,
Martinsville, Virginia. The worker group includes leased production
workers from Ameristaff and Randstad. The workers produce casegood
and upholstered furniture.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of
(a)(2)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined from 2002 to 2003.
The investigation also revealed that imports of casegood and
upholstered furniture by the subject firm increased during the
relevant time period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with casegood and upholstered
furniture produced by American Furniture Company, Inc.,
Martinsville, Virginia, 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:
“Workers of American Furniture Company, Inc., a division of
La-Z-Boy, Martinsville, Virginia, and including leased workers
of Ameristaff and Randstad, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 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.”
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 21st day of May 2004.
/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance