DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,414

KLIPSCH LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SELECT STAFF
HOPE, ARKANSAS

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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated August 11, 2004 in response to
a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Klipsch LLC, Hope, Arkansas. The workers at the subject
firm produced wood and vinyl-wrapped loudspeakers.
The subject firm also leases on-site workers from Select
Staff.

The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment declined in January through July 2004, when compared to
the same time period of the previous year.
The investigation also revealed that the company increased
its reliance on imports of vinyl-wrapped loudspeakers 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 workers in the workers' facility
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 vinyl-wrapped loudspeakers
produced at Klipsch LLC, Hope, Arkansas, contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Klipsch LLC, including on-site leased workers
from Select Staff, Hope, Arkansas who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 9,
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 Klipsch LLC, including
on-site leased workers from Select Staff, Hope, Arkansas, 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 31st day of August 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance