Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 03/20/2012
Filed Date: 03/21/2013
Most Recent Update: 04/17/2013
Determination Date: 04/17/2013
Expiration Date: 04/17/2015
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-82,581
WESTPOINT HOME LLC
WAGRAM DIVISION OFFICE, DISTRIBUTION CENTER
AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
CITISTAFF SOLUTIONS, INC.
WAGRAM, 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 March 21, 2013 by a company official on behalf of
workers of WestPoint Home LLC, Wagram Division Office,
Distribution Center and Waste Water Treatment Facility,
Wagram, North Carolina (WestPoint Home). The workers' firm is
engaged in activities related to the supply of distribution
center functions such as administrative support, warehousing,
inventory, distribution, quality control, shipping, returns, and
demand planning. The subject worker group includes on-site
leased workers from CitiStaff Solutions, Inc.
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 supply of a service
like or directly competitive with the service supplied by the
workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at WestPoint Home.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of WestPoint Home LLC,
Wagram Division Office, Distribution Center and Waste Water
Treatment Facility, including on-site leased workers from
CitiStaff Solutions, Inc., Wagram, North Carolina, who are
engaged in activities related to the supply of distribution
center functions such as administrative support, warehousing,
inventory, distribution, quality control, shipping, returns, and
demand planning 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 WestPoint Home LLC, Wagram Division
Office, Distribution Center and Waste Water Treatment
Facility, including on-site leased workers from CitiStaff
Solutions, Inc., Wagram, North Carolina, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
March 20, 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 17th day of April, 2013.
/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-82,581
WESTPOINT HOME LLC
WAGRAM DIVISION OFFICE, DISTRIBUTION CENTER
AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
CITISTAFF SOLUTIONS, INC.
WAGRAM, 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 March 21, 2013 by a company official on behalf of
workers of WestPoint Home LLC, Wagram Division Office,
Distribution Center and Waste Water Treatment Facility,
Wagram, North Carolina (WestPoint Home). The workers' firm is
engaged in activities related to the supply of distribution
center functions such as administrative support, warehousing,
inventory, distribution, quality control, shipping, returns, and
demand planning. The subject worker group includes on-site
leased workers from CitiStaff Solutions, Inc.
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 supply of a service
like or directly competitive with the service supplied by the
workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at WestPoint Home.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of WestPoint Home LLC,
Wagram Division Office, Distribution Center and Waste Water
Treatment Facility, including on-site leased workers from
CitiStaff Solutions, Inc., Wagram, North Carolina, who are
engaged in activities related to the supply of distribution
center functions such as administrative support, warehousing,
inventory, distribution, quality control, shipping, returns, and
demand planning 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 WestPoint Home LLC, Wagram Division
Office, Distribution Center and Waste Water Treatment
Facility, including on-site leased workers from CitiStaff
Solutions, Inc., Wagram, North Carolina, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
March 20, 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 17th day of April, 2013.
/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance