DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,489

EVERGY, INC.
A DIVISION OF TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY
PARIS, TENNESSEE

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 4, 2009 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Evergy,
Inc., a division of Tecumseh Products Company, Paris, Tennessee.
The workers produce hermetic motors and motor parts.
The investigation revealed Evergy, Inc., a division of
Tecumseh Products Company, Paris, Tennessee supplies component
parts for electric motors, and a loss of business with
manufacturers of electric motors whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed
importantly to the separation or threat of separation of workers
at Evergy, Inc., a division of Tecumseh Products Company, Paris,
Tennessee.
In addition, 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 do not possess skills that are 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 Evergy, Inc., a
division of Tecumseh Products Company, Paris, Tennessee 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 Evergy, Inc., a division of Tecumseh
Products Company, Paris, Tennessee who became totally or
partially separated from employment, on or after February
17, 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 13th day of April 2009.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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