DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,083

HDM FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
HDM FURNITURE OFFICES AND DESIGN SHOWROOM OPERATIONS SUBDIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on March 30, 2009,
applicable to workers of HDM Furniture Industries, Incorporated,
Furniture Offices and Design Showroom Operations Subdivision,
High Point, North Carolina. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on April 14, 2009 (74 FR 17221).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in administrative support activities, including
accounting, finance, credit services, costing, production
development, purchasing, office management, reception,
maintenance, product display and showroom operations management
duties, related to the production wooden and upholstered
household furniture.


New information shows that Furniture Brands International,
Incorporated is the parent firm of HDM Furniture Industries,
Incorporated, HDM Furniture Offices and Design Showroom
Operations Subdivision. Workers wages at the subject firm are
being reported under the Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax account
for Furniture Brands International, Incorporated.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of HDM Furniture Industries, Incorporated, HDM
Furniture Offices and Design Showroom Operations Subdivision, a
subdivision of Furniture Brands International, Incorporated, High
Point, North Carolina who were adversely affected by a shift in
the production of wooden and upholstered household furniture to
Columbia, China, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-65,083 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of HDM Furniture Industries, Incorporated,
HDM Furniture Offices and Design Showroom Operations
Subdivision, a subsidiary of Furniture Brands
International, Incorporated, High Point, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 2, 2008 through
March 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 19th day of October 2009.



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

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,083

HDM FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
FURNITURE OFFICES AND DESIGN SHOWROOM OPERATIONS SUBDIVISION
HIGH POINT, 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 3, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of HDM Furniture Industries, Incorporated, HDM Furniture
Office and Design Showroom Operations Subdivision, High Point,
North Carolina. The workers are engaged in administrative support
activities, including accounting, finance, credit services,
costing, product development, purchasing, office management,
reception, maintenance, product display and showroom operations
management duties.
This investigation revealed that there was a decline in
employment at the subject firm between February 2008 and February
2009.
The investigation determined that the worker group is in
direct support of the production of wooden and upholstered
household furniture produced by the firm. The worker separations
at the subject firm are related to the actual or likely increase in
imports of like or directly competitive articles following a shift
in production to China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Additionally, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 China, Vietnam, Indonesia,
and the Philippines 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 HDM Furniture Industries, Incorporated, HDM
Furniture Offices and Design Showroom Operations Subdivision,
High Point, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 2, 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 March, 2009

/s/ Linda G. Poole

_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance






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