DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,733

L&R KNITTING INC.
HICKORY, 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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
The investigation was initiated on January 10, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at L&R Knitting Inc., Hickory, South Carolina. The
workers of the subject firm produce greige socks; they are not
separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that from 2005 to 2006 there
have been declines in employment, sales, and production at the
subject firm.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that L&R Knitting
Inc., Hickory, South Carolina supplies component parts for
finished socks, 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 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 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 L&R Knitting Inc.,
Hickory, South Carolina 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 L&R Knitting Inc., Hickory, South Carolina who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 8, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of February, 2007

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