Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 08/01/2005
Filed Date: 08/04/2006
Most Recent Update: 08/17/2006
Determination Date: 08/17/2006
Expiration Date: 08/17/2008
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-59,838
SARA LEE INTIMATES
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS HANESBRANDS, INC.
STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
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
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on August 17, 2006,
applicable to workers of Sara Lee Intimates, a division of Sara
Lee Branded Apparel, Statesville, North Carolina. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on September 6, 2006 (71 FR
52583).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
at the Statesville, North Carolina location produce women’s
intimate apparel.
New information shows that Sara Lee Intimates is currently
known as Hanesbrands, Inc. In September 2006, Sara Lee
Corporation spun-off its Branded Apparel business and created an
independent company, Hanesbrands, Inc. Workers separated from
employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under a
separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for Hanesbrands,
Inc.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Sara Lee Intimates who were adversely affected by
a shift in production to Honduras.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-59,838 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Sara Lee Intimates, currently known as
Hanesbrands, Inc., Statesville, North Carolina, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after August 1, 2005, through August 17, 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 March 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-59,838
SARA LEE INTIMATES
A DIVISION OF SARA LEE BRANDED APPAREL
STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 4, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Sara Lee Intimates, a division of Sara Lee Branded Apparel,
Statesville, North Carolina. The workers produce cut parts for
sewing/assembly of women’s intimate apparel.
The preponderance in the decline in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in plant production of cut parts for
sewing/assembly to a country (Honduras) that is beneficiary under
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Honduras of articles that are
like or directly competitive with cut parts for sewing/assembly of
women’s intimate apparel produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Sara Lee Intimates, a division of Sara Lee
Branded Apparel, Statesville, North Carolina who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 1, 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 17th day of August, 2006
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-59,838
SARA LEE INTIMATES
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS HANESBRANDS, INC.
STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
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
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on August 17, 2006,
applicable to workers of Sara Lee Intimates, a division of Sara
Lee Branded Apparel, Statesville, North Carolina. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on September 6, 2006 (71 FR
52583).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
at the Statesville, North Carolina location produce women’s
intimate apparel.
New information shows that Sara Lee Intimates is currently
known as Hanesbrands, Inc. In September 2006, Sara Lee
Corporation spun-off its Branded Apparel business and created an
independent company, Hanesbrands, Inc. Workers separated from
employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under a
separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for Hanesbrands,
Inc.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Sara Lee Intimates who were adversely affected by
a shift in production to Honduras.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-59,838 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Sara Lee Intimates, currently known as
Hanesbrands, Inc., Statesville, North Carolina, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after August 1, 2005, through August 17, 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 March 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-59,838
SARA LEE INTIMATES
A DIVISION OF SARA LEE BRANDED APPAREL
STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 4, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Sara Lee Intimates, a division of Sara Lee Branded Apparel,
Statesville, North Carolina. The workers produce cut parts for
sewing/assembly of women’s intimate apparel.
The preponderance in the decline in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in plant production of cut parts for
sewing/assembly to a country (Honduras) that is beneficiary under
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Honduras of articles that are
like or directly competitive with cut parts for sewing/assembly of
women’s intimate apparel produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Sara Lee Intimates, a division of Sara Lee
Branded Apparel, Statesville, North Carolina who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 1, 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 17th day of August, 2006
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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