DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,264

REGENCY SPORTSWEAR, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF ENTERPRISE STAFF SOLUTIONS
SELMER, TENNESSEE

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 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 on November 4, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Regency Sportswear, Inc., Selmer, Tennessee. The
workers produce insulated underwear.
The subject firm leased on-site workers from Enterprise Staff
Solutions.
Sales, production and employment at the subject firm declined
January through October 2005 compared with the same period one year
earlier.
Aggregate United States imports of men's and women's underwear
were very high (over 500 percent) relative to U.S. shipments in
2004, and increased both absolutely and relative to U.S. shipments
in the period ending June 2005 compared with the same period one
year earlier.
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 insulated underwear produced at
Regency Sportswear, Inc., Selmer, Tennessee 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 Regency Sportswear, Inc., Selmer, Tennessee,
including on-site leased workers of Enterprise Staff
Solutions, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 2, 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/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance