DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,293

STATTON FURNITURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND

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 October 28, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of the
workers of Statton Furniture Manufacturing Company, Hagerstown,
Maryland. The workers were engaged in production of wood bedroom,
dining and office furniture.
Workers at Statton Furniture Manufacturing Company,
Hagerstown, Maryland, were previously certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance (TA-W-60,275), which expired on December
15, 2008.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined absolutely with the permanent closure of the firm on
November 25, 2008.
Sales and production declined from 2006 to 2007 and from
January through October 2008, when compared to January through
October 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding its purchases of wood furniture from
2006 to 2007 and from January through October 2008. The survey
revealed that the customer increased imports during the relevant
period.
In addition, 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 of wood furniture produced at Statton
Furniture Manufacturing Inc., Hagerstown, Maryland, 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 Statton Furniture Manufacturing Inc.,
Hagerstown, Maryland, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 16, 2008,
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 for alternative trade
adjustment assistance."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of January 2009


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