DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,679

STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.
LEXINGTON DIVISION
LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

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 July 14, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
the workers of Stanley Furniture Company, Inc., Lexington
division, Lexington, North Carolina. The workers at the subject
firm produce wooden youth bedroom furniture.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production declined from January through May 2008, when compared
to January through May 2007.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of wooden youth bedroom furniture during the
relevant period.
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 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 wooden youth bedroom furniture
produced by Stanley Furniture Company, Inc., Lexington division,
Lexington, North Carolina, 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 Stanley Furniture Company, Inc., Lexington
division, Lexington, North Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 11,
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., 4th day of August, 2008


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