DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-92,203

CHANEL, INC.
DIVISION OF FRAGRANCE AND BEAUTE
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM STAFFMARK
PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY


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 September 13, 2016 by the state workforce office on
behalf of workers at Chanel, Inc., Division of Fragrance and
Beaute, Piscataway, New Jersey (Chanel-Fragrance and Beaute).
Workers of Chanel-Fragrance and Beaute are engaged in activities
related to the production of fragrance and beauty items.
The subject worker group (Chanel-Fragrance and Beaute)
includes on-site leased workers from Staffmark.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and the petitioner.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in Chanel-Fragrance and
Beaute has 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 articles
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Chanel-Fragrance and Beaute.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Chanel-Fragrance and
Beaute, who are engaged in activities related to the production
of fragrance and beauty items, 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 Chanel, Inc., Division of Fragrance and
Beaute, including on-site leased workers from Staffmark,
Piscataway, New Jersey, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 30, 2015,
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 21st day of October 2016.
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
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DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance