DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,510

BHK OF AMERICA
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM DEBBIE'S STAFFING
SOUTH BOSTON, VIRGINIA

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 November 30, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of BHK of
America, South Boston, Virginia. The workers at the subject
firm produce furniture component parts (drawers).
The subject firm also leased some workers from Debbie's
Staffing.
The investigation revealed that BHK of America, South
Boston, Virginia, supplies components for wooden furniture, and
a loss of business with a manufacturer of wooden furniture whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance contributed importantly to the separation or threat
of separation of workers at BHK of America, South Boston,
Virginia.
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 BHK of America, South
Boston, Virginia 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 workers BHK of America, Inc., including on-
site leased workers from Debbie's Staffing, South Boston,
Virginia who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 29, 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 15th day of December 2006.


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