DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,685

LAIDLAW CORPORATION
NOW KNOWN AS
OLDLAW CORPORATION
METROPOLIS DIVISION
METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on July 25, 2006,
applicable to workers of Laidlaw Corporation, Metropolis
Division, Metropolis, Illinois. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on August 14, 2006 (71 FR 46518).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of wire clothes hangers and
drycleaning chemicals.
New information shows that as of May 1, 2006, Laidlaw
Corporation is now known as Oldlaw Corporation following a
partial purchase of the subject firm’s assets by a group of
investors. Workers separated from employment at the subject firm
had their wages reported under a separate unemployment insurance
(UI) tax account for Oldlaw Corporation, Metropolis Division.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Laidlaw Corporation, now known as Oldlaw
Corporation, Metropolis Division, who were adversely affected by
increased customer imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-59,685 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Laidlaw Corporation, now known as Oldlaw
Corporation, Metropolis Division, Metropolis, Illinois, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after July 7, 2005, through July 25, 2008, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 7th day of August 2007.


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





4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,685

LAIDLAW CORPORATION
METROPOLIS DIVISION
METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS

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, 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 10, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Laidlaw Corporation, Metropolis Division, Metropolis, Illinois.
The workers are engaged in the production of wire clothes hangers
and drycleaning chemicals. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from 2004 to 2005 and in January through June 2006 when
compared to the same period of 2005.
Sales and production of wire clothes hangers at the subject
firm declined over the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
clothes hangers increased from 2004 to 2005 and in January through
June 2006 when compared to the same period of 2005.
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 wire clothes hangers produced by
Laidlaw Corporation, Metropolis Division, Metropolis, Illinois,
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 Laidlaw Corporation, Metropolis Division,
Metropolis, Illinois, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after July 7, 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 25th day of July, 2006.


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


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