DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,942

ETHAN ALLEN OPERATIONS, INC.
DUBLIN, VIRGINIA

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), 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 September 13, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Ethan Allen Operations, Inc., Dublin, Virginia. The workers were
engaged in the production of casegoods household furniture.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined during the relevant period under
investigation.
The investigation also revealed that the company increased
their reliance on imported casegoods household furniture during the
period under investigations.
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.
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 casegoods household furniture
produced by Ethan Allen Operations, Inc., Dublin, Virginia,
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 Ethan Allen Operations, Inc., Dublin,
Virginia, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 9, 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 18th day of November, 2005.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance