DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,779

WEE ONES, INC.
LOUISIANA, MISSOURI

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 June 31, 2008 in response to a
petition filed on behalf of workers of Wee Ones, Inc., St. Louisiana,
Missouri. The workers produce children's hair accessories.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased substantially in January through July 2008 compared with the
same period in 2007.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm had, and
will continue to have in the remainder of 2008, an increased reliance
on imports of products like or directly competitive with children's
hair accessories. These products are imported from India. The
increased reliance on imports contributed importantly to a decrease in
production and employment at the Louisiana, Missouri 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 increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with children's hair accessories produced at Wee Ones,
Inc., St. Louisiana, Missouri, 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 Wee Ones, Inc., Louisiana, Missouri who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after July
30, 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 August, 2008


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