DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,867

SHERRILL FURNITURE
HICKORY WHITE FURNITURE DIVISION
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA

INCLUDING WORKERS OF HICKORY WHITE UPHOLSTERY
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA
IN SUPPORT OF SHERRILL FURNITURE
HICKORY WHITE FURNITURE DIVISION
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor issued
a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on January 30, 2009, applicable to workers of Sherrill
Furniture, Hickory White Furniture Division, Hickory, North
Carolina. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
February 10, 2009 (74 FR 6653).
At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of bedroom and dining room
furniture.
Information shows that Sherrill Furniture is the parent
company of Hickory White Upholstery. Since Hickory White
Upholstery operates in conjunction with Sherrill Furniture,
production is vertically integrated and both are experiencing
worker layoffs.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to including workers of Hickory White Upholstery,
High Point, North Carolina in support of Sherrill Furniture,
Hickory White Furniture Division, Hickory, North Carolina
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Sherrill Furniture, Hickory White
Furniture Division, Hickory, North Carolina who were adversely
affect by increased company imports of bedroom and dining room
furniture.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,867 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Hickory White Furniture, division of
Sherrill Furniture, Hickory, North Carolina, including
workers of Hickory White Upholstery, High Point, North
Carolina in support of Hickory White Furniture,
division of Sherrill Furniture, Hickory North Carolina,
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 12, 2008 through January
30, 2011, 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 17th day of June, 2010

/s/ Del Min Amy Chen
__________________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P



DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,867

SHERRILL FURNITURE
HICKORY WHITE FURNITURE DIVISION
HICKORY, 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 January 13, 2009, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Hickory White Furniture, division of Sherrill Furniture,
Hickory, North Carolina. The workers produce bedroom and dining
room furniture.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has reduced
employment and production levels at Hickory, North Carolina and
increased its reliance on imported furniture.
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 Hickory
White Furniture, division of Sherrill Furniture, Hickory, 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 Hickory White Furniture, division of Sherrill
Furniture, Hickory, North Carolina who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 12,
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 30th day of January, 2009


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







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