Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 11/17/2009
Filed Date: 11/22/2010
Most Recent Update: 04/19/2011
Determination Date: 04/19/2011
Expiration Date: 04/19/2013
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-74,899
TASMAN HARTFORD, LLC
HARTFORD, WISCONSIN
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(c) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(c), can be
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
I. a significant number or proportion of the workers in
the workers' firm or an appropriate subdivision of the
firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;
II. the workers' firm is a Supplier or Downstream Producer
to a firm that employed a group of workers who
received a certification of eligibility under Section
222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), and such
supply or production is related to the article or
service that was the basis for such certification; and
III. either
(A) the workers' firm is a supplier and the component
parts it supplied to the firm described in paragraph
(2) accounted for at least 20 percent of the
production or sales of the workers' firm; or
(B) a loss of business by the workers' firm with the firm
described in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to
the workers' separation or threat of separation.
Section 222(d) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(d), defines the
term "Supplier" as "a firm that produces and supplies directly
to another firm component parts for articles, or services used
in the production of articles or in the supply of services, as
the case may be, that were the basis for a certification of
eligibility under subsection (a) [of Section 222 of the Act] of
a group of workers employed by such other firm."
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on November 22, 2010 by the Wisconsin State Rapid Response
Coordinator on behalf of workers of Tasman Hartford, LLC,
Hartford, Wisconsin (Tasman Hartford). The workers produce
finished leather hides. The worker group does not include on-
site leased workers.
The investigation revealed that workers of Tasman Hartford,
LLC, Hartford, Wisconsin, meet the criteria as Suppliers for
secondary worker certification.
Criterion I has been met because the majority of the
workforce at Tasman Hartford has been totally separated from
employment.
Criterion II has been met because workers of Tasman
Hartford produced components that were directly supplied to a
firm that employed a worker group eligible to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance, and the component supplied was related
to the production of the article that was the basis for the
certification.
Criterion III has been met because the loss of business
by Tasman Hartford with the afore-mentioned firm, with respect
to tanned and/or finished hides, contributed importantly to
worker separations at the Hartford, Wisconsin facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Tasman Hartford, LLC,
Hartford, Wisconsin, who are engaged in employment related to
tanning and finishing of hides, meet the worker group
certification criteria under Section 222(c) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2272(c). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Tasman Hartford, LLC, Hartford, Wisconsin,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after November 17, 2009, 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 19th day of April, 2011
/s/Del Min Amy Chen________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-74,899
TASMAN HARTFORD, LLC
HARTFORD, WISCONSIN
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(c) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(c), can be
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
I. a significant number or proportion of the workers in
the workers' firm or an appropriate subdivision of the
firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;
II. the workers' firm is a Supplier or Downstream Producer
to a firm that employed a group of workers who
received a certification of eligibility under Section
222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), and such
supply or production is related to the article or
service that was the basis for such certification; and
III. either
(A) the workers' firm is a supplier and the component
parts it supplied to the firm described in paragraph
(2) accounted for at least 20 percent of the
production or sales of the workers' firm; or
(B) a loss of business by the workers' firm with the firm
described in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to
the workers' separation or threat of separation.
Section 222(d) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(d), defines the
term "Supplier" as "a firm that produces and supplies directly
to another firm component parts for articles, or services used
in the production of articles or in the supply of services, as
the case may be, that were the basis for a certification of
eligibility under subsection (a) [of Section 222 of the Act] of
a group of workers employed by such other firm."
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on November 22, 2010 by the Wisconsin State Rapid Response
Coordinator on behalf of workers of Tasman Hartford, LLC,
Hartford, Wisconsin (Tasman Hartford). The workers produce
finished leather hides. The worker group does not include on-
site leased workers.
The investigation revealed that workers of Tasman Hartford,
LLC, Hartford, Wisconsin, meet the criteria as Suppliers for
secondary worker certification.
Criterion I has been met because the majority of the
workforce at Tasman Hartford has been totally separated from
employment.
Criterion II has been met because workers of Tasman
Hartford produced components that were directly supplied to a
firm that employed a worker group eligible to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance, and the component supplied was related
to the production of the article that was the basis for the
certification.
Criterion III has been met because the loss of business
by Tasman Hartford with the afore-mentioned firm, with respect
to tanned and/or finished hides, contributed importantly to
worker separations at the Hartford, Wisconsin facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Tasman Hartford, LLC,
Hartford, Wisconsin, who are engaged in employment related to
tanning and finishing of hides, meet the worker group
certification criteria under Section 222(c) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2272(c). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Tasman Hartford, LLC, Hartford, Wisconsin,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after November 17, 2009, 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 19th day of April, 2011
/s/Del Min Amy Chen________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance