DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-98,128

REBECCA TAYLOR INC.

A SUBSIDIARY OF VINCE HOLDING CORPORATION

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Certification Regarding Eligibility

To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("the Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
("Department") herein presents the results of an investigation
regarding certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance ("TAA") for workers.

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 Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) petition dated September 17, 2021 and
filed on November 30, 2021 on behalf of former workers of Rebecca
Taylor Inc., a subsidiary of Vince Holding Corporation, New York,
New York (hereafter referred to as the "worker group"). In accordance
with 20 C.F.R. 618.110 a worker group is defined as, ""¦inclusive of
teleworkers and staffed workers." The worker group is engaged in
activities related to the production of women's apparel and
accessories.

The petition alleges that worker separations, or threats
thereof, were due to the workers firm shifting production to a
foreign country.

During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petition, the workers' firm, and other sources.

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 workers' firm's
sales and/or production have decreased during the relevant period.

Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the article produced
by the workers' firm have increased during the relevant period
when compared to the representative base 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 Rebecca Taylor Inc.,
a subsidiary of Vince Holding Corporation, New York, New York.

ALTERNATIVE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(Act), 26 U.S.C. 2813, the Department herein presents the results of
its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply
for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (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 have been 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).

The Department has determined that criterion II has not been
met. The investigation revealed the workers in the workers' firm do
not possess skills that are not easily transferable.

Conclusion

After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation,
I determine that workers of Rebecca Taylor Inc., a subsidiary of
Vince Holding Corporation, New York, New York, who are engaged in
activities related to the production of women's apparel and
accessories, 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 Rebecca Taylor Inc., a subsidiary of Vince
Holding Corporation, New York, New York, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after September
17, 2020 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 not
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 9th day of February, 2022



/s/ Del-Min Amy Chen
_______________________
DEL-MIN AMY CHEN

Certifying Officer, Office of

Trade Adjustment Assistance