DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-82,746

QUALITY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADECCO
WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY

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 May 16, 2013 by a company official on behalf of
workers of Quality Manufacturing Co., Inc., Winchester,
Kentucky (Quality). The workers' firm is engaged in activities
related to the production of toner laser cartridges and the
supply of services related to research and development of toner
laser cartridges. The worker group includes on-site leased
workers from Adecco.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and its major customer.
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)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of laser toner cartridges by Quality have
decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
articles produced by Quality have increased during the
relevant period.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased imports contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at Quality.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Quality Manufacturing
Co., Inc., Winchester, Kentucky, who are engaged in activities
related to the production of toner laser cartridges and the
supply of services related to research and development of toner
laser cartridges, 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 Quality Manufacturing Co., Inc.,
Winchester, Kentucky, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 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 8th day of August 2013

/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance