DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,144

ETHAN ALLEN OPERATIONS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF EXPRESS PERSONNAL
ATOKA, OKLAHOMA

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 September 26, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Ethan Allen Operations, Inc., Atoka, Oklahoma. The workers produce
upholstered household furniture.
The investigation revealed that Ethan Allen Operations, Inc.,
Atoka, Oklahoma also leased workers from Express Personnel to
produce upholstered household furniture.

The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed a shift of plant production
abroad during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the company has
increased their imports of upholstered household furniture during
period under investigation.
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 addition, 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 possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.





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 foreign countries 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 Ethan Allen Operations, Inc., Atoka, Oklahoma,
including on-site leased workers of Express Personnel, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 8, 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 20th day of October, 2006.


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