DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,056

KLAUSSNER FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
KLAUSSNER OF MISSISSIPPI
A SUBSIDIARY OF KLAUSSNER CORPORATION
BRUCE, MISSISSIPPI

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 in response to a petition
received on March 2, 2007 and filed by a company official on be
half of workers at Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc.,
Klaussner of Mississippi, a subsidiary of Klaussner Corporation,
Bruce Mississippi. The workers were engaged in employment
related to the production of upholstered living room furniture.
The investigation revealed that plant employment and
production declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the company
increased their reliance on imported upholstered living room
furniture during the relevant period.
In accordance with Section 246 of 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with upholstered living room
furniture produced at Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc.,
Klaussner of Mississippi, a subsidiary of Klaussner Corporation,
Bruce Mississippi 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 Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc.,
Klaussner of Mississippi, a subsidiary of Klaussner
Corporation, Bruce Mississippi who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February 28,
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 29th day of March, 2007.


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