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TAW-59460  /  Hoffman-La Roche, Inc. (Nutley, NJ)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 05/19/2005
Filed Date: 05/24/2006
Most Recent Update: 07/03/2006
Determination Date: 07/03/2006
Expiration Date: 07/03/2008

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,460

HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE, INC.
PACKAGING DEPARTMENT
NUTLEY, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on May 24, 2006, and filed on behalf of workers at
Hoffman-La Roche, Inc., Packaging Department, Nutley, New Jersey.
The workers produced packaged pharmaceuticals.
The investigation revealed that the declines in employment at
the subject firm are related to the subject firm shifting its
production of packaged pharmaceuticals to Switzerland, and
subsequently importing those products into the United States.
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 workers at the subject firm possess skills that are
easily transferable.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Switzerland of articles
that are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be
an increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:


"All workers of Hoffman-La Roche, Inc., Packaging Department,
Nutley, New Jersey, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 19, 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 Hoffman-La Roche,
Inc., Packaging Department, Nutley, 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 3rd day of July 2006.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance