DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,716

CLAYTON MARCUS CO., INC.
PLANT #9
A SUBSIDIARY OF LA-Z-BOY INC.
CURRENTLY A DIVISION OF ROWE FINE FURNITURE, INC. (“ROWE”)
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 25, 2007,
applicable to workers of Clayton Marcus Company, Inc., Plant #9,
a subsidiary of La-Z-Boy Inc., Hickory, North Carolina. The
notice was published in the Federal Register on July 19, 2007 (72
FR 39643).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in employment related to the production of
cut and sewn materials used for upholstered furniture.
New information provided by the company shows that in
October 2007, Rowe Fine Furniture, Inc. (“Rowe”) purchased
Clayton Marcus Co., Inc., Plant #9, a subsidiary of La-Z-Boy Inc.
and that some of the workers wages at the subject firm are being
reported under the Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax account for
Rowe Fine Furniture, Inc. (“Rowe”).
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
include workers of the subject firm whose UI wages are reported
by the successor firm, Rowe Fine Furniture, Inc. (“Rowe”).
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-61,716 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Clayton Marcus Co., Inc., Plant #9, a
subsidiary of La-Z-Boy Inc., currently a division of Rowe
Fine Furniture, Inc. (“Rowe”), Hickory, North Carolina, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 26, 2007, through June 25, 2009, 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 6th day of August 2008


/s/ Linda G. Poole______
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,716

CLAYTON MARCUS COMPANY, INC.
PLANT #9
A SUBSIDIARY OF LA-Z-BOY 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.
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 June 21, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Clayton Marcus Company, Inc., Plant #9, a subsidiary of La-Z-Boy
Inc., Hickory, North Carolina. The workers produce cut and sewn
materials used for upholstered furniture.
Workers of the subject firm were certified eligible for Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) under petition TA-W-56,522 which
expired on February 25, 2007.
Employment at the subject firm declined after February 25,
2007.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm is a supplier
of component parts to a manufacturer of upholstered furniture whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment
assistance and the loss of business with this firm contributed
importantly to worker separations at the subject firm.
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 Clayton Marcus Company,
Inc., Plant #9, a subsidiary of La-Z-Boy Inc., Hickory, North
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 Clayton Marcus Company, Inc., Plant #9, a
subsidiary of La-Z-Boy Inc., Hickory, North Carolina, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 26, 2007 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 25th day of June 2007

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






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