DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,363

THOMASVILLE FURNITURE INDUSTRIES
CORPORATE OFFICE
INCLUDING ON-SITE WORKERS OF
FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL
THOMASVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on December 29, 2005,
applicable to workers of Thomasville Furniture Industries,
Corporate Office, Thomasville, North Carolina. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2006 (71 FR
2568).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers provide a variety of support services, including benefits
administration, translation, accounting, supply chain management
and payroll.
New information shows that workers of Furniture Brands
International, parent company of the subject firm, were employed
on-site at the Corporate Office, Thomasville, North Carolina
location of Thomasville Furniture Industries. These workers
provided various design functions supporting the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers of Furniture Brands
International working on-site at the Corporate Office,
Thomasville, North Carolina location of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Thomasville Furniture Industries,
Corporate Office, Thomasville, North Carolina who were adversely
affected by an increase in imports following a shift in
production to China.



The amended notice applicable to TA-W-58,363 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Thomasville Furniture Industries,
Corporate Office, including on-site workers of
Furniture Brands International, Thomasville, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 11, 2005, through
December 29, 2007, 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 January 2008

/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,363

THOMASVILLE FURNITURE INDUSTRIES
CORPORATE OFFICE
THOMASVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

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 November 17, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Thomasville Furniture Industries, Corporate Office,
Thomasville, North Carolina. The workers of the subject facility
provide a variety of support services, including benefits
administration, translation, accounting, supply chain management,
and payroll.
The subject facility was previously certified as eligible for
Trade Adjustment Assistance on March 10, 2003 based on increased
company imports (TA-W-50,150).
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility will decline in January of 2006.
The workers of the subject facility directly support
production at affiliated facilities that have been certified as
eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance. Specifically, a series
of vertically-integrated manufacturing facilities were certified as
eligible on August 2, 2005, based on a shift in production of
casegoods to China, with imports of casegoods expected to increase
(TA-W-57,478 A-G).
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 addition, 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 the subject facility directly
supported an affiliated facility, and that there was a shift in
production from the affiliated firm or subdivision to China of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by the aforementioned affiliated firm, and there has been or is
likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Thomasville Furniture Industries, Corporate
Office, Thomasville, North Carolina who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 11, 2005
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 29th day of December 2005


/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance






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