DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL

TA-W-85,618

BSN MEDICAL, INC.
READY TO WEAR HOSIERY AND STOCKINETTE MANUFACTURING TEAM
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
MANPOWER, FRIDAY STAFFING, CATAWBA VALLEY STAFFING, AND ACCUFORCE
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE, NORTH CAROLINA


Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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, or an appropriate subdivision of
the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i) there has been a shift in production by such
workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign country of
articles like or directly competitive with articles which
are produced by such firm or subdivision; and
(ii)(I) the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States;
(II) the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a beneficiary under
the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean
Basin Economic Act; or
(III) there has been or is likely to be an increase
in imports of articles that are like or directly
competitive with articles which are or were produced by
such firm or subdivision.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on October 29, 2014 by a company official on behalf of
workers of BSN Medical, Inc., Ready to Wear Hosiery and
Stockinette Manufacturing Team, including on-site leased workers
from Manpower, Friday Staffing, Catawba Valley Staffing, and
Accuforce, Rutherford College, North Carolina ("BSN" or "subject
firm"). The workers' firm is engaged in activities related to
the production of ready-to-wear hosiery. Workers are not
separately identifiable by product line.
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 employment
decline is related to the shift in production to a country that is
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 26 U.S.C. 2813, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assis-
tance (ATAA) for older workers.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

A significant number of workers at National Instruments are
50 years of age or older. The workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferrable. Conditions within the
workers' industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of BSN Medical, Inc.,
Ready to Wear Hosiery and Stockinette Manufacturing Team,
Rutherford College, North Carolina, who are engaged in activities
related to the production of ready-to-wear hosiery, 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 BSN Medical, Inc., Ready to Wear Hosiery and
Stockinette Manufacturing Team, including on-site leased
workers from Manpower, Friday Staffing, Catawba Valley
Staffing, and Accuforce, Rutherford College, North Carolina,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after October 23, 2013, 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, and are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."


Signed in Washington, D.C. this 2nd day of December 2014.

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