DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,455

BRAND MILLS, LTD.
KAIBOBO ENTERPRISES CORPORATION
DOING BUSINESS AS RESOURCE PAYROLL COMPANY
HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY

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 in response to a petition
received on June 17, 2005, filed by the New York Joint Board of
UNITE, on behalf of workers of Brand Mills, Ltd., Hackensack, New
Jersey. Workers at the subject firm produce raschel knit lace (raw
lace).
The investigation revealed that during the time period
relevant to this investigation the workers wages at the subject
firm were paid through the Federal Employer Identification Number
for Kaibobo Enterprises Corporation, doing business as Resource
Payroll Company.
The investigation revealed that Brand Mills, Ltd., Hackensack,
New Jersey supplied component parts for finished lace 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 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 workers of Brand Mills, Ltd.,
Hackensack, New Jersey 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 Brand Mills, Ltd., Kaibobo Enterprises
Corporation, doing business as Resource Payroll Company,
Hackensack, New Jersey, including those workers whose UI wages
were reported by Resource Payroll Company, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after June 10,
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 4th day of August 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance