Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/21/2009
Filed Date: 12/22/2010
Most Recent Update: 02/28/2011
Determination Date: 02/28/2011
Expiration Date: 02/28/2013
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-75,031
TIME-O-MATIC, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF WATCHFIRE HOLDING COMPANY
WATCHFIRE ENTERPRISES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
MANPOWER, TRILLIUM STAFFING, SELECT REMEDY, AND WESTAFF
DANVILLE, ILLINOIS
Amended 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 issued
a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on February 28, 2011, applicable to workers of Time-O-
Matic, Inc., a subsidiary of Watchfire Holding Company, Watchfire
Enterprises, Inc., including on-site leased workers of Manpower
and Trillium Staffing, Danville, Illinois. The workers produce
outdoor advertising signs, such as light emitting diode (L.E.D.)
message centers and billboards. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on March 17, 2011 (76 FR 14692).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The company
reports that workers leased from Select Remedy and Westaff were
employed on-site at the Danville, Illinois location of Time-O-
Matic, Inc., a subsidiary of Watchfire Holding Company, Watchfire
Enterprises, Inc. The Department has determined that these
workers were sufficiently under the control of Time-O-Matic,
Inc., a subsidiary of Watchfire Holding Company, Watchfire
Enterprises, Inc. to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Select Remedy and
Westaff working on-site at the Danville, Illinois location of
Time-O-Matic, Inc., a subsidiary of Watchfire holding Company,
Watchfire Enterprises, Inc.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-75,031 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Time-O-Matic, Inc., a subsidiary of
Watchfire Holding Company, Watchfire Enterprises, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Manpower,
Trillium Staffing, Select Remedy, and Westaff,
Danville, Illinois, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 21,
2009, through February 28, 2013, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 12th day of December, 2011
/s/ Del Min Amy Chen
__________________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-75,031
TIME-0-MATIC, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF WATCHFIRE HOLDING COMPANY
WATCHFIRE ENTERPRISES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF MANPOWER AND TRILLIUM
STAFFING
DANVILLE, ILLINOIS
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 a firm under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers’ firm must
have become totally or partially separated or be threatened
with total or partial separation.
II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either:
(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers’ firm to a
foreign country in the production of articles or supply
of services like or directly competitive with those
produced/supplied by the workers’ firm; or
(i)(II) there has been an acquisition from a foreign country
by the workers’ firm of articles/services that are like
or directly competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers’ firm.
III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition must
have contributed importantly to the workers’ separation or
threat of separation. See Section 222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)(B)(ii).
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on December 22, 2010 by a company official on behalf of the
workers of Time-O-Matic, Inc., a subsidiary of Watchfire Holding
Company, Watchfire Enterprises, Inc., including on-leased on-site
leased workers from Manpower and Trillium Staffing, Danville,
Illinois (Time-O-Matic). Workers are engaged in employment related
to the production of outdoor advertising signs, such as light
emitting diode (L.E.D.) message centers and billboards. The
workers are not separately identifiable by article produced.
The investigation revealed that workers of Time-O-Matic, who
are engaged in employment related to the production of outdoor
advertising signs, meet the following criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant number or
proportion of workers at Time-O-Matic was totally or partially
separated, or threatened with such separation.
Criterion II has been met because Time-O-Matic had shifted
to a foreign country the production of articles like or directly
competitive with the outdoor advertising signs produced by the
subject workers.
Criterion III has been met because the shift in production
to China contributed importantly to worker separations at the
Danville, Illinois facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Time-O-Matic, who are
engaged in employment related to the production of outdoor
advertising signs, 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 Time-O-Matic, Inc., a subsidiary of Watchfire
Holding Company, Watchfire Enterprises, Inc., including on-
leased on-site leased workers from Manpower and Trillium
Staffing, Danville, Illinois, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 21, 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 28th day of February, 2011
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL-MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-75,031
TIME-O-MATIC, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF WATCHFIRE HOLDING COMPANY
WATCHFIRE ENTERPRISES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
MANPOWER, TRILLIUM STAFFING, SELECT REMEDY, AND WESTAFF
DANVILLE, ILLINOIS
Amended 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 issued
a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on February 28, 2011, applicable to workers of Time-O-
Matic, Inc., a subsidiary of Watchfire Holding Company, Watchfire
Enterprises, Inc., including on-site leased workers of Manpower
and Trillium Staffing, Danville, Illinois. The workers produce
outdoor advertising signs, such as light emitting diode (L.E.D.)
message centers and billboards. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on March 17, 2011 (76 FR 14692).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The company
reports that workers leased from Select Remedy and Westaff were
employed on-site at the Danville, Illinois location of Time-O-
Matic, Inc., a subsidiary of Watchfire Holding Company, Watchfire
Enterprises, Inc. The Department has determined that these
workers were sufficiently under the control of Time-O-Matic,
Inc., a subsidiary of Watchfire Holding Company, Watchfire
Enterprises, Inc. to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Select Remedy and
Westaff working on-site at the Danville, Illinois location of
Time-O-Matic, Inc., a subsidiary of Watchfire holding Company,
Watchfire Enterprises, Inc.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-75,031 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Time-O-Matic, Inc., a subsidiary of
Watchfire Holding Company, Watchfire Enterprises, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Manpower,
Trillium Staffing, Select Remedy, and Westaff,
Danville, Illinois, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 21,
2009, through February 28, 2013, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 12th day of December, 2011
/s/ Del Min Amy Chen
__________________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-75,031
TIME-0-MATIC, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF WATCHFIRE HOLDING COMPANY
WATCHFIRE ENTERPRISES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF MANPOWER AND TRILLIUM
STAFFING
DANVILLE, ILLINOIS
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 a firm under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers’ firm must
have become totally or partially separated or be threatened
with total or partial separation.
II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either:
(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers’ firm to a
foreign country in the production of articles or supply
of services like or directly competitive with those
produced/supplied by the workers’ firm; or
(i)(II) there has been an acquisition from a foreign country
by the workers’ firm of articles/services that are like
or directly competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers’ firm.
III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition must
have contributed importantly to the workers’ separation or
threat of separation. See Section 222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)(B)(ii).
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on December 22, 2010 by a company official on behalf of the
workers of Time-O-Matic, Inc., a subsidiary of Watchfire Holding
Company, Watchfire Enterprises, Inc., including on-leased on-site
leased workers from Manpower and Trillium Staffing, Danville,
Illinois (Time-O-Matic). Workers are engaged in employment related
to the production of outdoor advertising signs, such as light
emitting diode (L.E.D.) message centers and billboards. The
workers are not separately identifiable by article produced.
The investigation revealed that workers of Time-O-Matic, who
are engaged in employment related to the production of outdoor
advertising signs, meet the following criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant number or
proportion of workers at Time-O-Matic was totally or partially
separated, or threatened with such separation.
Criterion II has been met because Time-O-Matic had shifted
to a foreign country the production of articles like or directly
competitive with the outdoor advertising signs produced by the
subject workers.
Criterion III has been met because the shift in production
to China contributed importantly to worker separations at the
Danville, Illinois facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Time-O-Matic, who are
engaged in employment related to the production of outdoor
advertising signs, 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 Time-O-Matic, Inc., a subsidiary of Watchfire
Holding Company, Watchfire Enterprises, Inc., including on-
leased on-site leased workers from Manpower and Trillium
Staffing, Danville, Illinois, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 21, 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 28th day of February, 2011
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL-MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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