DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,439

WATSON LABORATORIES, INC., A CONNECTICUT CORPORATION
INCLUDING WORKERS LOCATED OFF-SITE IN DANBURY, CONNECTICUT
CARMEL, NEW YORK

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a
Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on
January 23, 2009, applicable to workers of Watson Laboratories,
Inc., a Connecticut Corporation, Carmel, New York. The notice
was published in the Federal Register on July 14, 2009 (73 FR
135).
At the request of the company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers produce pharmaceuticals and medicines. New information
provided by the company shows that the worker group included
workers located off-site at an affiliated facility in Danbury,
Connecticut.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers at the subject firm who were adversely affected by
the shift in production of pharmaceuticals and medicines to
India and their subsequent import.
The Department has determined that the workers located in
Carmel, New York and the workers located in Danbury, Connecticut
are not separately identifiable by product.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers of the subject firm working
off-site at the Danbury, Connecticut location of the subject
firm.



The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,439 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Watson Laboratories Inc., a Connecticut
Corporation, including workers located off-site in Danbury,
Connecticut, Carmel, New York, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 27,
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 18th day of May 2009

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,439

WATSON LABORATORIES, INC., A CONNECTICUT CORPORATION
CARMEL, 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.
This investigation was initiated on May 28, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the New York State Workforce
Office on behalf of workers of Watson Laboratories, Inc., a
Connecticut Corporation, Carmel, New York. The workers produce
pharmaceuticals and medicines. Workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
Employment and production at the Carmel, New York facility
has declined in 2006, 2007, and January to March 2008.
The subject firm began shifting production of
pharmaceuticals and medicines from the Carmel facility to India
in 2008, and also has increased imports these products,
replacing a portion of production at the facility.
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 India 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 Watson Laboratories Inc., a Connecticut
Corporation, Carmel, New York, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 27,
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 20th day of June 2008

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance





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