DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,104

PARIS ACCESSORIES, INC.
ATTENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-63,104A

PARIS ACCESSORIES, INC.
NEW SMITHVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

Negative Determinations 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.
The investigation was initiated on April 1, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by UNITE Here on behalf of workers of Paris
Accessories, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania (TA-W-63,104) and Paris
Accessories, Inc., New Smithville, Pennsylvania (TA-W-63,104A).
The workers received completed product from foreign producers,
sorted, and shipped articles to retail customers.
Paris Accessories, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania (TA-W-63,104)
and Paris Accessories, Inc., New Smithville, Pennsylvania (TA-W-
63,104A) are distribution centers. The workers are comprised of
clerical, management, traffic department (loads truck and makes
appointments for merchandise to be picked up), forklift operators,
materials handlers, inventory control, as well as floaters which
pack, label, address, palletize merchandise for shipment to
customers.
Paris Accessories, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania (TA-W-63,104)
and Paris Accessories, Inc., New Smithville, Pennsylvania (TA-W-
63,104A), does not produce an article within the meaning of Section
222(a)(2) of the Act. In order to be considered eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, the worker group seeking certification (or on whose behalf
certification is being sought) must work for a "firm" or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article and there must be
a relationship between the workers' work and the article produced
by the workers' firm or appropriate subdivision. The distribution
workers described above do not support a firm or appropriate
subdivision that produces an article domestically and thus, the
worker group cannot be considered import impacted or affected by a
shift in production of an article.
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 worker group must be certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance (TAA). Since the
workers are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers cannot
be certified eligible for ATAA.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that all workers of Paris Accessories,
Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania (TA-W-63,104) and Paris Accessories,
Inc., New Smithville, Pennsylvania (TA-W-TA-W-63,104A) are denied
eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of
the Trade Act of 1974, and are also denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of May 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance