DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,291

BAGLEY & HOTCHKISS, LTD.
SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA

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 April 28, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Bagley & Hotchkiss, Ltd., Santa Rosa, California. The
workers of the subject firm produce designer jewelry.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm will decline absolutely upon the
shutdown of the Santa Rosa facility which is anticipated in June of
2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's primary
customers regarding purchases of designer jewelry in 2004/2005 and
January through April, 2005/2006. The survey revealed increased
customer imports.
United States aggregate imports of precious metal jewelry and
parts, both silver and non-silver, increased in 2005 compared with
2004 and also increased in January through April, 2006, 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 designer jewelry produced at
Bagley & Hotchkiss, Ltd., Santa Rosa, California 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 Bagley & Hotchkiss, Ltd., Santa Rosa,
California who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 26, 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 22nd day of June 2006



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