DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,130

BAUHAUS USA, INC.
A DIVISION OF LA-Z-BOY, INC.
IUKA, 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 on March 16, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Bauhaus USA, Inc., a division of La-Z-Boy, Inc., Iuka, Mississippi.
Workers produce upholstered furniture.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the Iuka plant declined during the period under investigation.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's primary
customers regarding purchases of upholstered furniture in 2005,
2006 and January through February 2007. The survey revealed either
absolute increases in imports or increased reliance on imports in
the relevant period.
United States aggregate imports of seats with wooden frames,
upholstered, increased in 2006 compared with 2005 and also
increased in January through February, 2007 compared with the same
period one year prior.
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.
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 furniture produced at
Bauhaus USA, Inc., a division of La-Z-Boy, Inc., Iuka, 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 Bauhaus USA, Inc., a division of La-Z-Boy,
Inc., Iuka, Mississippi who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 15, 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 2nd day of May 2007

/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance