DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-63,849

HDM/HENREDON SHOWROOM/OFFICES
A SUBSIDIARY OF FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL
HIGH POINT, 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), 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 August 12, 2008, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of HDM/Henredon
Showroom/Offices, a subsidiary of Furniture Brands International,
High Point, North Carolina. Workers at the subject firm were
involved in various support functions for the showroom as well as
working within the executive leadership and marketing teams. These
functions were performed in support of manufacturing operations
throughout the organization.

The investigation revealed that the preponderance of declines
in employment at the subject firm was related to a shift in
production of wood household furniture from HDM Furniture
Industries Incorporated, Morgantown, North Carolina to China,
Colombia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Increased imports of wood
household furniture, to the United States, are to occur.
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 do not 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 that there was a shift in
production from HDM Furniture Industries Incorporated, Morgantown,
North Carolina to a foreign country of articles that are like or
directly competitive with those produced by HDM Furniture
Industries Incorporated, Morgantown, North Carolina, 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 HDM Furniture Industries Incorporated,
Morgantown, North Carolina who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 5, 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 17th day of September 2008

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