Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 09/11/2006
Filed Date: 12/05/2006
Most Recent Update: 01/09/2007
Determination Date: 01/09/2007
Expiration Date: 01/09/2009
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,535
BROYHILL FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
LENOIR FURNITURE CORPORATION
LENOIR, 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 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 5, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., Lenoir Furniture
Corporation, Lenoir, North Carolina. Workers manufacture
residential furniture. Workers are not separately identifiable by
product.
The workers of the subject firm were previously certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under petition number
TA-W-55,373A, which expired on September 10, 2006.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject firm are threatened to become
separated from employment when the plant closes in February 2007.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
decreased sales and production during the period of January through
November 2006, when compared to the same time period in 2005.
The subject firm increased imports of residential furniture
during 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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with residential furniture produced by
Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., Lenoir Furniture Corporation,
Lenoir, North Carolina, contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., Lenoir
Furniture Corporation, Lenoir, North Carolina, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 11, 2006, 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 9th day of January 2007
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance