DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,753

THE MICHAELS FURNITURE COMPANY
A DIVISION OF RESTORATION HARDWARE
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

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 December 8, 2008 in response
to a worker petition filed on behalf of workers of The Michaels
Furniture Company, Sacramento, California, a division of Restoration
Hardware, Corte Madre, California. The workers produce wooden
furniture.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm shifted
plant production to Vietnam. The firm will import wooden furniture
back into 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 Vietnam 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 The Michaels Furniture Company, a division of
Restoration Hardware, Sacramento, California, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after December 19,
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 26th day of January, 2009


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