DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,602

LEGGETT & PLATT, INC.
CREST FOAM CORP DBA NO-SAG FOAM
DIVISION OF URETHANE
DUBUQUE, IOWA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on in response to a petition
received on January 10, 2006 and filed on behalf of workers of
Leggett & Platt, Inc.; Crest Foam Corporation dba No-Sag Foam;
Division of Urethane, Dubuque, Iowa. The workers produce
fabricated polyurethane foam used as structures in furniture.
The investigation revealed that Leggett & Platt, Inc.; Crest
Foam Corporation dba No-Sag Foam; Division of Urethane, Dubuque,
Iowa, supplied component parts for upholstered furniture, and at
least 20 percent of its production or sales were supplied to a
manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the

Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met. The investigation revealed that workers of Leggett & Platt,
Inc.; Crest Foam Corporation dba No-Sag Foam; Division of
Urethane, Dubuque, Iowa, have skills that are easily
transferable.




Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Leggett & Platt, Inc.;
Crest Foam Corporation dba No-Sag Foam; Division of Urethane,
Dubuque, Iowa, qualify as adversely affected secondary workers
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Leggett & Platt, Inc.; Crest Foam Corporation
dba No-Sag Foam; Division of Urethane, Dubuque, Iowa, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 6, 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;"
"I further determine that all workers of Leggett & Platt,
Inc.; Crest Foam Corporation dba No-Sag Foam; Division of
Urethane, Dubuque, Iowa, are denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 20th day of January, 2006

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance