DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,575

PHILIPS CONSUMER LIFESTYLE
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS
LEDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY

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 July 16, 2008,
applicable to workers of Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Ledgewood,
New Jersey. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
July 30, 2008 (73 FR 44284). The certification was amended on
September 12, 2008 to include employees of the subject firm
working at various locations in multiple States (TA-W-63,575A –
TA-W-63,575H). The notice was published in the Federal Register
on September 23, 2008 (73 FR 54859-54860).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of antennas and packaged
electronic accessories.
New information shows that workers leased from Ryder
Integrated Logistics were employed on-site at the Ledgewood, New
Jersey location of Philips Consumer Lifestyle. The Department
has determined that these workers were sufficiently under the
control of the subject firm to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Ryder Integrated
Logistics working on-site at the Ledgewood, New Jersey location
of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Philips Consumer Lifestyle who were adversely
affected by a shift in production of antennas and packaged
electronic accessories to China.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-63,575 is hereby
issued as follows:



"All workers of Philips Consumer Lifestyle, including
on-site leased workers from Ryder Integrated Logistics,
Ledgewood, New Jersey, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 18, 2007,
through July 16, 2010, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of March 2009.


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


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,575

PHILIPS CONSUMER LIFESTYLE
LEDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY

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, 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.
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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on June 20, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Ledgewood, New Jersey. The workers are
engaged in production of antennas and packaged electronic
accessories.
The investigation revealed that the decline in employment at
the subject firm is related to a shift in production of antennas
and packaged electronic accessories to China. It is likely that
there will be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive products.
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 China 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 Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Ledgewood, New
Jersey, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 18, 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 16th day of July, 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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








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