UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-98,246

HOME PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL NORTH AMERICA INC.

SEYMOUR, INDIANA DIVISION

A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF

HOME PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL INC.

SEYMOUR, INDIANA

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)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and

(ii) imports of articles like or directly competitive
with articles produced by such firm or subdivision 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 or subdivision.

The investigation was initiated in response to a Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) petition dated April 5, 2022 and
filed on April 6, 2022, by a company official, on behalf of former
workers of Home Products International North America, Inc.,
Seymour, Indiana Division, a wholly owned subsidiary of Home
Products International, Inc., Seymour, Indiana (hereafter referred
to as the "worker group" or "Home Products International-
Seymour"). 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
floor standing metal top ironing boards. The petition alleges
that worker separations, or threats thereof, were due to increased
of foreign imports.

During the course of the investigation, the Department
collected information from the petitioner and the workers' firm.

Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers at Home Products International-
Seymour 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 sales and/or
production at Home Products International-Seymour have decreased
absolutely.

Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with those produced at
Home Products International-Seymour have increased during the
relevant period when compared to the representative base period.

Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because increased
imports contributed importantly to the worker group separations
and sales/production declines at Home Products International-
Seymour.

ALTERNATIVE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (the Act), 19 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 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).

The Department has determined that criterion (II) of section
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) has not been met because workers in Home Products
International-Seymour possess skills that are easily transferable.

Conclusion

After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Home Products
International-Seymour, who are engaged in activities related to
the production of floor standing metal top ironing boards, meet
the worker group certification criteria under 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 Home Products International North America,
Inc., Seymour, Indiana Division, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Home Products International, Inc., Seymour, Indiana, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 5, 2021, 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 I further determine that all workers of
Home Products International North America, Inc., Seymour,
Indiana Division, a wholly owned subsidiary of Home Products
International, Inc., Seymour, Indiana are denied eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 5th day of May, 2022

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

Certifying Officer, Office of

Trade Adjustment Assistance