DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-70,523

COX MFG. CO., INC.
HILDEBRAN, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a Firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on May 26, 2009, on behalf of workers of Cox Mfg. Co.,
Inc., Hildebran, North Carolina. The workers produce
upholstered accent furniture such as stools, benches,
barstools, headboards, and chairs.
The investigation revealed that workers of Cox Mfg. Co. who
are engaged in employment related to the production of
upholstered accent furniture meet the criteria for
certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because at least five
percent of the workers were separated from employment during
the relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and production of upholstered accent furniture by Cox Mfg. Co.
have decreased absolutely during the relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of articles like or directly competitive with
upholstered accent furniture produced by Cox Mfg. have
increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased imports by customers of Cox Mfg. contributed
importantly to the worker group separations and
sales/production declines at Cox Mfg. Co.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Cox Mfg. Co., Inc.,
Hildebran, North Carolina, who are engaged in employment related
to the production of upholstered accent furniture meet the
worker group certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Cox Mfg. Co., Inc., Hildebran, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 21, 2008, through two years from
the date of certification, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from employment
on the date of certification through two years from the
date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 15th day of December, 2009

/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance