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TAW-59457  /  James and Sons Neckwear, Inc. (Sewell, NJ)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 05/16/2005
Filed Date: 05/24/2006
Most Recent Update: 06/29/2006
Determination Date: 06/29/2006
Expiration Date: 06/29/2008

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,457

JAMES AND SONS NECKWEAR INC.
SEWELL, NEW JERSEY

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), 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 24, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf
of workers of James and Sons Neckwear Inc., Sewell, New
Jersey. The workers at the subject facility produced
neckties and are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales
declined absolutely from 2004 to 2005, and from January to
April 2006 as compared to the same time periods the previous
year. Additionally, the subject firm is scheduled to be
closed in June of 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding their purchases of
neckties. These surveys revealed increased reliance on
imports of neckties during the period under investigation.
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 1 has not
been met. There is not a significant number of workers at
the firm 50 years of age or older.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increased imports of
articles like or directly competitive with neckties which
produced by James and Sons Neckwear Inc., Sewell, New
Jersey, 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 James and Sons Neckwear Inc., Sewell,
New Jersey who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 16, 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 James and Sons
Neckwear Inc., Sewell, New Jersey 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 29th day of June, 2006

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