DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,175

R. KLEIN JEWELRY COMPANY, INC.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK

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 April 10, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at R. Klein Jewelry Company Inc., Rockville Centre, New
York. The workers are engaged in the production of precious
jewelry (rings, pendants, earrings).
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the subject firm declined in 2007 when compared to
2006, and declined again in January through April 2008 when
compared with the same period of the previous year.
The investigation further revealed that the company
increased imports of precious jewelry during the relevant period.
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 addition, 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with precious jewelry produced at R.
Klein Jewelry Company Inc., Rockville Centre, New York,
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 R. Klein Jewelry Company Inc., Rockville
Centre, New York, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after April 9, 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 19th of May 2008


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