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TAW-82478  /  Brayton International (High Point, NC)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 02/15/2012
Filed Date: 02/19/2013
Most Recent Update: 03/11/2013
Determination Date: 03/11/2013
Expiration Date: 03/11/2015

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-82,478

BRAYTON INTERNATIONAL
A SUBSIDIARY OF STEELCASE, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER GROUP,
EXPERIS, BRADLEY PERSONNEL INC., GRAHAM PERSONNEL
SERVICES, AEROTEK, WORKFORCE UNLIMITED, EXPERIS,
IMPACT BUSINESS GROUP, AND CENTURY EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION LLC
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA

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 March 11,
2013, applicable to workers of Brayton International, a
subsidiary of Steelcase, Inc., including on-site leased
workers from The Manpower Group/Experis, High Point, North
Carolina. The Department’s Notice of Determination was
published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2013 (Volume
78 FR 15051).

At the request of a company official, the
Department reviewed the certification for workers of the
subject firm. The workers were engaged in activities
related to the production of office furniture.

The company reports that workers leased from
Bradley Personnel Inc., Graham Personnel Services, Aerotek,
Workforce Unlimited, Experis, imPact Business Group, and
Century Employer Organization LLC were employed on-site at
the High Point, North Carolina location of Brayton
International. The Department has determined that these
workers were sufficiently under the control of the subject
firm to be considered leased workers.

Based on these findings, the Department is amending
this certification to include these leased workers on-site
at the High Point, North Carolina location of Brayton Inter-
national.

The amended notice applicable to TA-W-82,478 is
hereby issued as follows:

"All workers of Brayton International, a subsidiary
of Steelcase, Inc., including on-site leased workers from
Manpower Group, Experis, Bradley Personnel Inc., Graham
Personnel Services, Aerotek, Workforce Unlimited, Experis,
imPact Business Group, Century Employer Organization LLC,
High Point, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 15, 2012
through March 11, 2015, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from employment
on the date of certification through March 11, 2015, 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 14th day of May, 2015.

/s/Michael W. Jaffe
__________________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P



DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-82,478

BRAYTON INTERNATIONAL
A SUBSIDIARY OF STEELCASE, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER
GROUP, EXPERIS, BRADLEY PERSONNEL INC., GRAHAM
PERSONNEL SERVICES, AEROTEK, WORKFORCE UNLIMITED,
EXPERIS, AND IMPACT BUSINESS GROUP HIGH POINT,
NORTH CAROLINA

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 March 11, 2013, applicable
to workers of Brayton International, a subsidiary of
Steelcase, Inc., including on-site leased workers from
The Manpower Group/Experis, High Point, North Carolina.
The Department’s Notice of Determination was published
in the Federal Register on March 8, 2013
(Volume 78 FR 15051).

At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject
firm. The workers were engaged in activities related
to the production of office furniture. The company
reports that workers leased from Bradley Personnel Inc.,
Graham Personnel Services, Aerotek, Workforce Unlimited,
Experis, and imPact Business Group were employed on-site
at the High Point, North Carolina location of Brayton
International. The Department has determined that these
workers were sufficiently under the control of the
subject firm to be considered leased workers.

Based on these findings, the Department is amending
this certification to include leased workers from Bradley
Personnel Inc., Graham Personnel Services, Aerotek,
Workforce Unlimited, Experis, and imPact Business Group
working on-site at the High Point, North Carolina location
of Brayton International.

The amended notice applicable to TA-W-82,478 is hereby
issued as follows:

"All workers of Brayton International, a subsidiary of
Steelcase, Inc., including on-site leased workers from
Manpower Group, Experis, Bradley Personnel Inc., Graham
Personnel Services, Aerotek, Workforce Unlimited, Experis,
and imPact Business Group, High Point, North Carolina,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after February 15, 2012 through March 11, 2015, and
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on the date of certification
through March 11, 2015, 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 10th day of March, 2015.


/s/Michael W. Jaffe
__________________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P



DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-82,478

BRAYTON INTERNATIONAL
A SUBSIDIARY OF STEELCASE, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS
FROM THE MANPOWER GROUP/EXPERIS
HIGH POINT, 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;
(2)(B)(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
(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; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on February 19, 2013 by a company official on behalf of
workers of Brayton International, a subsidiary of Steelcase,
Inc., High Point, North Carolina (Brayton International). The
workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the production
of office furniture. The subject worker group includes on-site
leased workers from The Manpower Group/Experis.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because 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.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers' firm
has shifted to a foreign country the production of an article
like or directly competitive with the article produced by the
workers which contributed importantly to worker group separations
at Brayton International.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Brayton International,
a subsidiary of Steelcase, Inc., including on-site leased workers
from The Manpower Group/Experis, High Point, North Carolina, who
are engaged in activities related to the production of office
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 Brayton International, a subsidiary of
Steelcase, Inc., including on-site leased workers from The
Manpower Group/Experis, High Point, North Carolina, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 15, 2012 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 11th day of March, 2013.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________

ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance