DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,427

LORI LYNN FASHIONS, INCORPORATED
BRONX, NEW YORK

Negative Determination 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:
(1) that a significant number or proportion of the workers in
the workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision thereof,
have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;

(2) that sales or production, or both, of the firm or sub-
division have decreased absolutely; and

(3) that increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles produced by the firm or ap-
propriate subdivision have contributed importantly to the
separations, or threat thereof, and to the absolute
decline in sales or production.

The investigation was initiated on June 18, 2001, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Lori Lynn Fashions,
Inc., Bronx, New York. The workers produced bridesmaid and
ballroom gowns.

The investigation revealed that criterion (3) has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that imports of articles like or
directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm did
not contribute importantly to the separations at the subject firm.
The predominant cause for the closure of the subject firm relates
to the owner's decision to retire for personal reasons.
Two separate petitions for eligibility for Trade Adjustment
Assistance have been filed on behalf of workers at Donna Lynn
Fashions, Inc., Bronx, New York (TA-W-39,426), and Giordano
Fashions, Ltd., Woodside, New York (TA-W-39,428), affiliates of the
subject firm.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Lori
Lynn Fashions, Incorporated, are denied eligibility to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 5th day of July 2001.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance