DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,442

CORINTHIAN, INC.
UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT
SEWING DEPARTMENT
CORINTH, MISSISSPPI

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 29, 2008 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers of Corinthian, Inc.,
Upholstery Department and Sewing Department, Corinth, Mississippi.
The workers are engaged in activities related to the production of
upholstered stationary occasional furniture. The workers are
separately identifiably by department.
The output by these departments is vertically integrated into
the firm's production of upholstered stationary occasional
furniture.
The investigation revealed that employment in both the
Upholstery and Sewing Departments declined from 2006 to 2007 and in
January through May 2008 when compared to the same period of 2007.
The investigation further revealed that Corinthian, Inc.
increased imports and reduced production of upholstered stationary
occasional furniture during the period under investigation.
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 upholstered stationary occasional
furniture produced by Corinthian, Inc., Corinth, Mississippi,
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 Corinthian, Inc., Upholstery Department and
Sewing Department, Corinth, Mississippi, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 28, 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 10th day of July 2008


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