DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,754

LANE FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SERVICE CENTER
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE UI WAGES WERE PAID BY
ACTION TRANSORT
BELDEN, MISSISSIPPI

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 August 20, 2008,
applicable to workers of Lane Furniture Industries, Inc., Belden,
Mississippi. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
September 3, 2008 (73 FR 51529). The notice was amended on
May 1, 2009 to include workers whose UI wages were paid by Action
Transport. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
May 18, 2009 (74 FR 23212).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of upholstered furniture and
replacement units and component parts.


New information shows that the certification document issued
on behalf of the workers of the subject firm did not identify the
Belden, Mississippi location as the Service Center.
Information also shows that Furniture Brands International,
Inc. is the parent firm of Lane Furniture Industries, Inc.
Workers wages at the subject firm are being reported under the
Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax account for Furniture Brands
International, Incorporated.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflect these matters.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Lane Furniture Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of
Furniture Brands International, Inc., Service Center, including
workers whose UI wages were paid by Action Transport, Belden,
Mississippi who were adversely affected by increased imports of
upholstered furniture and replacement units and component parts.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-63,754 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Lane Furniture Industries, Inc., a
subsidiary of Furniture Brands International, Inc.,
Service Center, including workers whose wages were paid
by Action Transport, Belden, Mississippi, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after July 28, 2007, August 20, 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 22nd day of October 2009.



/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,754

LANE FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
BELDEN, MISSISSIPPI

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 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 29, 2008 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Lane Furniture
Industries, Inc., Belden, Mississippi. The workers produce
upholstered furniture.
This investigation revealed that sales and employment declined
during the January through June 2008 period compared to the
corresponding 2007 period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased their reliance on imported upholstered furniture products
during the relevant period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with upholstered furniture products
produced at Lane Furniture Industries, Inc., Belden, 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 Lane Furniture Industries, Inc., Belden,
Mississippi, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 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 20th day of August, 2008

/s/Elliott S. Kushner
____________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance







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