Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 09/06/1999
Filed Date: 09/25/2000
Most Recent Update: 10/23/2000
Determination Date: 10/23/2000
Expiration Date: 10/23/2002
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-38,120
BAUSCH & LOMB, CONTACT LENS DIVISION
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on September 25, 2000, and filed on behalf of workers at
Bausch & Lomb Contact Lens Division, Rochester, New York. The
workers produce contact lenses.
This investigation revealed that the subject firm is
increasing its reliance on imported contact lenses while curtailing
all production at the subject facility in Rochester, New York.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with contact lenses produced by Bausch
& Lomb Contact Lens Division, Rochester, New York contributed
importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total
or partial separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Bausch & Lomb Contact Lens Division,
Rochester, New York, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 6, 1999, through two
years from the date of certification are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 23rd day of October, 2000.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-38,120
BAUSCH & LOMB, CONTACT LENS DIVISION
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on September 25, 2000, and filed on behalf of workers at
Bausch & Lomb Contact Lens Division, Rochester, New York. The
workers produce contact lenses.
This investigation revealed that the subject firm is
increasing its reliance on imported contact lenses while curtailing
all production at the subject facility in Rochester, New York.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with contact lenses produced by Bausch
& Lomb Contact Lens Division, Rochester, New York contributed
importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total
or partial separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Bausch & Lomb Contact Lens Division,
Rochester, New York, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 6, 1999, through two
years from the date of certification are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 23rd day of October, 2000.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance