DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,034

REGINA BEHAR ENTERPRISES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ALPHASTAFF
MIAMI LAKES, FLORIDA

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 October 21, 2008,
applicable to workers of Regina Behar Enterprises, Inc., Miami
Lakes, Florida. The notice was published in the Federal Register
on November 10, 2008 (73 FR 66676).
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 men’s and women’s custom shirts.
New information shows that workers leased from Alphastaff
were employed on-site at the Miami Lakes, Florida location of
Regina Behar Enterprises, Inc. The Department has determined
that these workers were sufficiently under the control of Regina
Behar Enterprises, Inc. to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Alphastaff working
on-site at the Miami Lakes, Florida location of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Regina Behar Enterprises, Inc., Miami
Lakes, Florida who were adversely affected by increased imports
of men’s and women’s custom shirts.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,034 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Regina Behar Enterprises, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Alphastaff,
Miami Lakes, Florida, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 8,
2007, through October 21, 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 19th day of November 2008

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,034

REGINA BEHAR ENTERPRISES, INC.
MIAMI LAKES, FLORIDA

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 September 11, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by workers of Regina Behar
Enterprises, Inc., Miami Lakes, Florida. Workers at the subject
firm produce men’s and women’s custom shirts. Workers are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm declined during January through September 2008 over
the corresponding 2007 period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased its reliance on imported custom shirts 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 increased imports of articles like
or directly competitive with custom shirts produced by the subject
firm 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 at Regina Behar Enterprises, Inc., Miami Lakes,
Florida, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 8, 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 21st day of October 2008


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance






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