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TAW-59328  /  Funny-Bunny Incorporated (Santa Ana, CA)

Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 05/03/2005
Filed Date: 05/04/2006
Most Recent Update: 05/09/2006
Determination Date: 05/09/2006
Expiration Date: 05/09/2008


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,328

FUNNY BUNNY INCORPORATED
DOING BUSINESS AS CACH CACH
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA

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 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 May 4, 2006, in response to
a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Funny Bunny, doing business as (D/B/A) Cach Cach in
Santa Ana, California. The workers produce infant, toddler and
children's apparel for both boys and girls.
The investigation revealed sales and employment at the subject
firm declined during the period under investigation.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that there were
substantial and increasing aggregate United States imports of
infant and children's apparel for boys and girls. In 2004, the
ratio of United States imports to United States shipments of infant
and children's apparel exceeded 100 percent.
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 do possess skills that
are easily transferable.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with infant and children's apparel for
boys and girls produced by Funny Bunny, D/B/A Cach Cach, Santa Ana,
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 Funny Bunny, D/B/A Cach Cach, Santa Ana,
California, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 3, 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
I further determine that all workers of Funny Bunny, D/B/A
Cach Cach, Santa Ana, California, are denied eligibility to apply
for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 9th day of May, 2006

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