DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,540

CULP, INC.
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
HIGH POINT, 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 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 December 5, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Culp, Inc., Corporate Headquarters, High Point, North
Carolina. The workers are engaged in administrative support and
design functions for the entire company.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for trade adjustment assistance and alternative trade adjustment
assistance on June 16, 2005 (TA-W-57,233). That certification
expired on June 16, 2007.
This investigation revealed that employment declined at the
subject firm during the relevant period under investigation.
The workers at the subject firm were in direct support of
production of upholstered fabrics manufactured by Culp, Inc.,
Weaving Plant, Graham, North Carolina. That plant was certified
based on increased company imports.
In addition, 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 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 increased imports of articles like
or directly competitive with upholstered fabrics produced by Culp,
Inc., contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers at Culp, Inc., Corporate Headquarters, High Point, North
Carolina. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Culp, Inc., Corporate Headquarters, High
Point, North Carolina who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 17, 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 in Washington, D. C., this 10th day of January, 2008

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