DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,475

MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
FLOORING MANUFACTURING DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
OSLTEN TEMPORARY STAFFING AGENCY
DILLON, SOUTH 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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 3, 2008 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Mohawk industries,
Inc., Flooring Manufacturing Division, Dillon, North Carolina.
Workers produced carpet yarn.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from Olsten
Temporary Staffing Agency.
Employment and production at the subject firm decreased during
the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm supplies
component parts for the production of rugs at various carpet and
rug mills. Loss of business to a manufacturer whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance represented a
major portion of the total decrease in sales in 2008 when compared
to 2007 and contributed importantly to the separation of workers at
the subject firm.
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 subject facilities 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 workers of Mohawk industries, Inc., Flooring
Manufacturing Division, including on-site leased workers from
Olsten Temporary Staffing Agency, Dillon, North Carolina qualify as
adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Mohawk industries, Inc., Flooring
Manufacturing Division, including on-site leased workers from
Olsten Temporary Staffing Agency, Dillon, North Carolina, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 4, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 15th day of April 2009
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance