DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-38,924

LEXINGTON FABRICS, INC.
CENTRAL DIVISION
FLORENCE, ALABAMA

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 eligi-
bility 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 March 26, 2001, filed by a company official, on be-half
of workers at Lexington Fabrics, Inc., Central Division, Florence,
Alabama. The workers were engaged in the production of knitted
sportswear.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm declined to zero on April 20, 2001 when the
Florence, Alabama plant permanently shut down. The investigation
further revealed that the subject firm shifted production to an
offshore facility, and has increased its imports of knitted
sportswear during the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increased imports from offshore of articles
like or directly competitive with knitted sportswear produced at
Lexington Fabrics, Inc., Central Division, Florence, Alabama,
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 Lexington Fabrics, Inc., Central Division,
Florence, Alabama, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 12, 2000, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 29th day of May, 2001.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance