DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,905

THE LANE COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF
LANE FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC
A SUBSIDIARY OF FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL
ALTAVISTA, VIRGINIA

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance
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.
The investigation was initiated on April 7, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of The Lane Company, a
subsidiary of Lane Furniture Industries, a subsidiary of Furniture
Brands International, Altavista, Virginia. The workers at the
subject facility are engaged in the performance of various services
including computer programming, building maintenance and building
security. The information technology work was associated with the
merger of two domestic firms.
In order to be considered eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, the worker
group seeking certification (or on whose behalf certification is
being sought) must work for a "firm" or appropriate subdivision
that produces an article domestically and there must be a
relationship between the workers' work and the article produced
by the workers' firm or appropriate subdivision. The
investigation revealed that although production of an article(s)
occurred within the firm or appropriate subdivision, the subject
group of services workers does not support this production. Thus
the worker group can not be considered import impacted or
affected by a shift in production of an article.
No production has taken place at the subject facility in
Altavista during the period relevant to this investigation.
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 assis-
tance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the worker group must be certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance (TAA). Since
the workers are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers
cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.


Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of The
Lane Company, a subsidiary of Lane Furniture Industries, a
subsidiary of Furniture Brands International, Altavista, Virginia
are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 10th day of May 2005.

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