DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,754

KLAUSSNER FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC.
CANDOR, 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.
The investigation was initiated on December 22, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., Candor, North Carolina. The
workers produce upholstered furniture.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance on October 19, 2006 (TA-W-60,090). That
certification expired on October 19, 2008.

The investigation revealed that employment and production at the
subject firm declined during January through November 2008 over the
corresponding 2007 period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased its reliance on imports of upholstered furniture during the
period under investigation.
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 with furniture produced at Klaussner Furniture Industries,
Inc., Candor, North Carolina, 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 Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., Candor,
North Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 20, 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 to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 15th day of January, 2009



/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance