DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,375

PARAMOUNT CARDS
HUNTERSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
AND VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA

Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on November 7, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Paramount Cards (headquartered in
Pawtucket, Rhode Island), Huntersville and various locations in
North Carolina. Workers performed merchandizing services.
The investigation revealed that the employees were home-
based. The workers were engaged in putting cards away, ordering
cards, putting up signage, and straightening displays at
unaffiliated retailers in North Carolina.
In order to be considered eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, the
worker group seeking certification (or on whose behalf
certification is being sought) must work for a "firm" or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article domestically
and there must be a relationship between the workers' work and
the article produced by the workers' firm or appropriate
subdivision. The investigation revealed that although
production of an article(s) occurred within the firm or
appropriate subdivision, the merchandisers described above do
not support this production. Thus the worker group cannot be
considered import impacted or affected by a shift in production
of an article.
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.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the worker group must be
certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance
(TAA). Since the workers are denied eligibility to apply for
TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that all workers of Paramount Cards,
Huntersville, and other locations in North Carolina, are denied
eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also denied eligibility to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section
246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 5th day of December, 2006

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance