DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,899

ORTRONICS, INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF LEGRAND
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
DEFENDER SERVICES, STAFFMASTERS USA AND HOLLAND EMPLOYMENT GROUP
DALLAS, 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
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on August 13, 2007,
applicable to workers of Ortronics, Incorporated, a subsidiary of
Legrand, including on-site leased workers from Defender Services,
Dallas, Texas. The notice was published in the Federal Register
on August 30, 2007 (72 FR 50126).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of structured cabling and fiber
optic products.
New information shows that leased workers of Staffmaster USA
and Holland Employment Group were employed on-site at the Dallas,
North Carolina location of Orthronics, Incorporated, a subsidiary
of Legrand. The Department has determined that the Staffmaster
USA and Holland Employment Group workers were sufficiently under
the control of Ortronics, Incorporated to be considered leased
workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of Staffmaster USA and
Holland Employment Group working on-site at the Dallas, North
Carolina location of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Ortronics, Incorporated, a subsidiary of
Legrand, Dallas, North Carolina who were adversely affected by a
shift in production to Mexico.



The amended notice applicable to TA-W-61,899 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Ortronics, Incorporated, a subsidiary
of Legrand, including on-site leased workers of
Defender Services, Staffmasters USA, and Holland
Employment Group, Dallas, North Carolina, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after July 27, 2006, through August 13, 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 day of September 2007


/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-61,899

ORTRONICS INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF LEGRAND
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM DEFENDER SERVICES
DALLAS, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 30, 2007, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Ortronics Incorporated,
A subsidiary of Legrand, Dallas, North Carolina. The workers at the
subject facility produce structured cabling and fiber optic
products. In particular fiber optic cables, patch panels, server
racks, electronic devices, and modular cords. The workers are not
separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that Ortronics Incorporated also
leased workers from Defender Services.
The preponderance in the decline in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in production of structured cabling
and fiber optic products to a country (Mexico) that is party to a
free trade agreement with the United States.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with structured cabling and fiber
optic products produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Ortronics Incorporated, A subsidiary of
Legrand, Dallas, North Carolina, including on-site leased
workers from Defender Services, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 27, 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 13th day of August 2007

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






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