DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,174

LOEWENSTEIN INC.
A DIVISION OF BROWN JORDAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SELECT STAFFING
GREENSBORO, 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), 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.
This investigation was initiated on October 7, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Loewenstein
Inc., a division of Brown Jordan International, Inc.,
Greensboro, North Carolina. The workers produce furniture.
Sales, production and employment at the subject firm
decreased from 2006 to 2007 and from January through September
2008 over the corresponding 2007 period.
The subject firm began shifting a portion of production of
furniture from Greensboro to locations abroad in 2007, and has
continued the shift of production in January through September,
2008. A portion of production shifted abroad is to Canada, a
country with which the United States has a free trade agreement.
Additional production is shifting to Viet Nam and being imported
back to supply customers in 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to locations abroad of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced by the subject firm or subdivision, 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 Loewenstein Inc., a division of Brown
Jordan International, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina,
including on-site leased workers from Select Staffing, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 6, 2007 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 23rd day of December 2008



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