DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,399

HDM FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
HENREDON PLANT #10
A SUBSIDIARY OF FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED
MT. AIRY, 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 April 15, 2009,
applicable to workers of HDM Furniture Industries, Incorporated,
Henredon Plant #10, Mt. Airy, North Carolina. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2009 (74 FR
19996).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of upholstered furniture.


New information shows that Furniture Brands International,
Incorporated is the parent firm of HDM Furniture Industries,
Incorporated, Henredon Plant #10. 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, Henredon
Plant #10, a subsidiary of Furniture Brands International,
Incorporated, Mt. Airy, North Carolina who were adversely
affected by increased imports and a shift in the production of
upholstered furniture to China and the Philippines.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-65,399 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of HDM Furniture Industries, Incorporated,
Henredon Plant #10, a subsidiary of Furniture Brands
International, Incorporated, Mt. Airy, North Carolina,
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 25, 2008 through April
15, 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-65,399

HDM FURNITURE INDUSTRIES
HENREDON PLANT #10
MT. AIRY, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 26, 2009, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of HDM Furniture Industries, Henrendon Plant #10, Mt. Airy,
North Carolina. The workers produce upholstered furniture.
The investigation revealed that significant worker separations
at the subject plant are imminent.
The subject firm shifted a portion of production at the
subject plant in Mt. Airy to foreign locations and has increased
its imports during the relevant period.
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 addition, 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 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, Henredon Plant #10,
Mt. Airy, North Carolina who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 25, 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 April 2009

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






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