DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,669

LA-Z-BOY GREENSBORO, INC.
LEA/AMERICAN DREW DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM KELLY SERVICES
NORTH WILKESBORO, 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 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 14, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of LA-Z-Boy Greensboro, Inc., Lea/American Drew
Division, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Workers manufacture
youth bedroom furniture and are also engaged in the "re-working" of
imported chairs.
The subject firm also leased workers from Kelly Staffing.
The workers of the subject firm were previously certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under petition number
TA-W-58,053, that expired on October 28, 2007.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from 2006 to 2007.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment is related to a shift in production of
youth bedroom furniture and chair re-work to China. It is likely
that company imports of like or directly competitive products will
increase.
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 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to China of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of LA-Z-Boy Greensboro, Inc., Lea/American Drew
Division, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, who became totally
separated from employment on October 29, 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 February 2008


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