TAW-57692 / Chicago Miniature Lighting, IT, Inc. (Hackensack, NJ)
Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 08/05/2004
Filed Date: 08/08/2005
Most Recent Update: 09/12/2005
Determination Date: 09/12/2005
Expiration Date: 09/12/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,692
CHICAGO MINIATURE LIGHTING, IT, INC.
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, 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 8, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by workers on behalf of workers of CML
Innovative Technologies, a subsidiary of Chicago Miniature
Lighting, IT, Inc., Hackensack, New Jersey. The workers at the
subject firm manufacture indicator lights and incandescent lights
for computers and automobiles. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The official company name is Chicago Miniature Lighting, IT,
Inc. The firm was formerly known as Chicago Miniature Lamp and SLI
Miniature Lighting.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm shifted the
production of indicator lights and incandescent miniature lights
from Hackensack, New Jersey to a country (Costa Rica) that is a
party to the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Costa Rica of articles
that are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Chicago Miniature Lighting, IT, Inc.,
Hackensack, New Jersey, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 5, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 12th day of September, 2005
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance