DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,416

PILGRIM HOME AND HEARTH, LLC
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER THE FEDERAL
EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FOR ADMINISTAFF
BENICIA, 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, 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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 27, 2009, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Pilgrim Home and Hearth, LLC and Administaff,
Benicia, California. The workers produce fireplace screens and
tool sets, and are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that the workers wages are
reported under the federal employer identification number for
Administaff.
The investigation revealed that sales at the subject firm
declined from 2007 to 2008. Furthermore, the investigation
revealed that employment declined absolutely during February of
2009.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
fireplace screens and tool sets increased 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 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 the fireplace screens and tool
sets produced by Pilgrim Home and Hearth LLC., Benicia,
California, 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 Pilgrim Home and Hearth, LLC, including
workers whose wages were reported under the federal
employer identification number for Administaff, Benicia,
California, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 26, 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 13th day of April, 2009

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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