DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,790

FISH HARDER COMPANIES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM VALERIE LAZOR'S TEMPORARY
SERVICE
INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 1, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Fish Harder Companies, Indiana, Pennsylvania. The workers produce
fishing lures.
The investigation revealed that Fish Harder Companies also
leased workers from Valerie Lazor's Temporary Service.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of fishing lures to a country (Mexico) that is
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 was a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles like or directly
competitive with fishing lures produced by Fish Harder Companies,
Indiana, Pennsylvania. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"Workers of Fish Harder Companies, Indiana, Pennsylvania,
including on-site leased workers from Valerie Lazor's
Temporary Service, who become totally or partially separated
from employment on or after July 31, 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 11th day of August 2008


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