Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 01/11/2004
Filed Date: 01/13/2005
Most Recent Update: 02/18/2005
Determination Date: 02/18/2005
Expiration Date: 02/18/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,334
WESTAN
A DIVISION OF THE E. H. HALL COMPANY, INC.
WESTFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 13, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Westan, a division of the E. H. Hall Company, Inc., Westfield,
Pennsylvania. The workers at the subject facility produce leather
tanning for soles, curry, and skirting; they are not separately
identifiable.
The investigation revealed that Westan, a division of the E.
H. Hall Company, Inc., Westfield, Pennsylvania supplied component
parts for leather products and a loss of business with a
manufacturer (whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance) contributed importantly to the workers'
separation or threat of separation.
In addition, in order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Westan, a division of
the E. H. Hall Company, Inc., Westfield, Pennsylvania qualify as
adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Westan, a division of the E. H. Hall Company,
Inc., Westfield, Pennsylvania who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 11, 2004,
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 are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 18th day of February 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance