DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,116

PRO FIT CAP COMPANY
A DIVISION OF KING LOUIE INTERNATIONAL
PAOLA, KANSAS

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 March 30, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Pro Fit Cap Co., a division of King Louie International, Paola,
Kansas. Workers at the subject firm produce caps.
The investigation revealed a significant number or proportion
of workers at the subject firm are threatened to become separated
from employment.

The investigation revealed that corporate-wide sales and
subject firm production declined from fiscal year 2004 to fiscal
year 2005.
The Department of Labor surveyed the King Louie International,
Grandview, Missouri's major declining customers regarding their
purchases of caps. This survey revealed increased imports of caps,
during the relevant period.
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 do not possess skills that are 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 caps produced at Pro Fit Cap Co.,
a division of King Louie International, Paola, Kansas 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 Pro Fit Cap Co., a division of King Louie
International, Paola, Kansas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 22, 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 4th day of May 2006

/s/Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance