DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,066

LEGGETT & PLATT, INC.
BRANCH 0612
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF ADECCO
GEORGETOWN, KENTUCKY

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 25, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the company official on behalf
of workers of Leggett & Platt, Inc., Branch 0612, Georgetown,
Kentucky. The workers produce adjustable bed base units.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers of Adecco.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment all declined in January through February 2008
compared with the same period in 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed a major customer of the
subject firm regarding their purchases of adjustable bed base
units in 2007 through February 2008. The customer reported
reduced purchases from the subject firm and increased import
purchases during the relevant period.
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 adjustable bed base units
produced at Leggett & Platt, Inc., Branch 0612, Georgetown,
Kentucky, 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 Leggett & Platt, Inc., Branch 0612,
including on-site leased workers of Adecco, Georgetown,
Kentucky who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 24, 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 30th day of April 2008

/s/Richard Church

RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance