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TAW-58252  /  Flair Design Limited (Alexandria, IN)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 10/25/2004
Filed Date: 11/02/2005
Most Recent Update: 12/14/2005
Determination Date: 12/14/2005
Expiration Date: 12/14/2007

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,252

FLAIR DESIGN LIMITED
ALSO KNOWN AS FDL, INC.
ALEXANDRIA, INDIANA

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 November 2, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Flair Design Limited,
Alexandria, Indiana. Workers at the subject firm assembled stack
chairs.
The investigation revealed that sales at the subject firm
decreased from 2003 to 2004 as well as during the period of January
through October 2005 when compared to the same period in 2004.

Employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
assembled stack chairs increased during the relevant period.
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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with stack chairs produced by Flair
Design Limited, Alexandria, 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 Flair Design Limited, Alexandria, Indiana, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 25, 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 14th day of December 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance