DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,844

DESIGN INSTITUTE AMERICA, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF STAR STAFFING
AND ACTION TEMPORARY SERVICES
JASPER, INDIANA

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), 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 March 29, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Design Institute America, Inc., Jasper, Indiana. The workers
produce household furniture (more specifically metal seating,
dining tables and occasional furniture).
The investigation revealed that Design Institute America,
Inc., Jasper, Indiana also leased workers from Star Staffing,
Jasper, Indiana and Action Temporary, Jasper, Indiana to produce
household furniture.
The investigation also revealed that sales, production and
employment declined from 2003 to 2004 and also declined from
January through March 2005 over the corresponding 2004 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firms' major
customers regarding their purchases of seating, dining tables and
occasional furniture in 2003, 2004 and January through March 2005.
The survey revealed that customers increased their import purchases
of household furniture while reducing their purchases from the
subject firm during the period under investigation.
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' firm
possess skills that are easily transferable.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of household
furniture produced by Design Institute America, Inc., Jasper,
Indiana 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 Design Institute America, Inc., Jasper,
Indiana, including on-site leased workers from Star Staffing
and Action Temporary, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 21, 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



I further determine that all workers of Design Institute
America, Inc., Jasper, Indiana, including on-site leased workers
from Star Staffing and Action Temporary, 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 6th day of May, 2005.


/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance