DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,355

E & L GARMENT COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

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 May 9, 2008 in response to a
petition filed on behalf of workers of E & L Garment Company, San
Francisco, California. The workers produced women's and girls' tops
and bottoms.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject facility decreased absolutely with the
facility closure in April of 2008.
United States aggregate imports of women's and girls' tops and
bottoms were very high and increasing both absolutely and relative to
U.S. shipments in 2007 compared with 2006.
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 increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with those produced by E & L Garment Company, San
Francisco, California, contributed to the total or partial separation
of workers and to the decline in sales or production and at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:


"All workers at E & L Garment Company, San Francisco, California
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 8, 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 22nd day of May 2008
/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance