DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-73,647

CUT LOOSE INC.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

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 March 5, 2010 by three workers of Cut Loose Inc., San Francisco,
California. The workers were engaged in activities related to the
production of dresses, blouses, pants, t-shirts, vests, coats,
jackets, and skirts. Workers are not separately identifiable by
product.
The investigation revealed that workers of the subject firm,
who were engaged in activities related to production of dresses,
blouses, pants, t-shirts, vests, coats, jackets, and skirts, meet
the criteria for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
proportion of the workers have been threatened to become totally or
partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales and
production of dresses, blouses, pants, t-shirts, vests, coats,
jackets, and skirts by the subject firm declined during the
relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because aggregate
United States imports of women's tops and bottoms that are like or
directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm
increased significantly during the relevant period. That is, the
ratio of United States imports of women's tops and bottoms
increased relative to United States shipments during the relevant
period.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because the
increased reliance on imported women's tops and bottoms that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm contributed importantly to the worker group separations and
sales/production declines at the subject firm.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation,
I determine that workers of Cut Loose Inc., San Francisco, California
who are engaged in activities related to the production of dresses,
blouses, pants, t-shirts, vests, coats, jackets, and skirts 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 Cut Loose Inc., San Francisco, California who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 3, 2009, through two years from the date of
certification, and all workers in the group threatened with
total or partial separation from employment on 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 20th day of May, 2010

/s/Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance