DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,938

LEAR CORPORATION
ATLANTA, GEORGIA

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), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 22, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by the United Auto Workers on
behalf of workers of LEAR Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia. The
workers produce automotive seating and automotive headliners.
The investigation revealed that employment declined in
January through July 2006 when compared to 2005 employment.
The investigation also revealed that LEAR Corporation,
Atlanta, Georgia supplies component parts for motor vehicles,
and at least 20 percent of its production or sales is supplied
to a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance in the relevant period.
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 workers of LEAR Corporation,
Atlanta, Georgia qualify as adversely affected secondary workers
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of LEAR Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after August 22, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 31st day of August 2006.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance