DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,500

BURLINGTON RUG CORPORATION
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF EMPLOYER'S STAFFING OF AMERICA
YANOOR CORPORATION DIVISION
MONTICELLO, ARKANSAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment and
Alternative Trade 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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 4, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a state representative
(Arkansas) on behalf of workers of Burlington Rug Corporation,
Yanoor Corporation Division, Monticello, Arkansas. The workers
of the subject firm produce residential area rugs.

The investigation revealed that Burlington Rug Corporation,
Yanoor Corporation Division, Monticello, Arkansas including
leased workers of Employer's Staffing of America working at
Burlington Rug Corporation, Yanoor Corporation Division,
Monticello, Arkansas produce residential area rugs.
Employment, sales and production at the subject firm has
declined during the period under investigation.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
residential rugs increased during the relevant period.
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.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with residential area rugs produced
at Burlington Rug Corporation, Yanoor Corporation Division,
Monticello, 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 Burlington Rug Corporation, Yanoor
Corporation Division, Monticello, Arkansas including all
leased workers of Employer's Staffing of America working at
Burlington Rug Corporation, Yanoor Corporation Division,
Monticello, Arkansas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 4, 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/ Elliott S. Kushner
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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance