DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,531
BILL LEVKOFF, INC.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

TA-W-39,531A
BILL LEVKOFF, INC.
LONG ISLAND CITY, 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 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 on July 2, 2001, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Bill Levkoff, Inc.,
New York, New York. The investigation has been expanded to
include workers at the company's Long Island City, New York,
facilities. The workers are engaged in employment related to the
production of women's dresses.
This investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject plant decreased during the period under
investigation.
United States aggregate imports of women's and girls'
dresses increased in 2000 compared with 1999 both absolutely and
relative to domestic shipments. Imports continued to increase
relative to shipments in the twelve months through June 2001
compared with the same period of the previous year.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or
directly competitive with those produced by Bill Levkoff, Inc.,
New York and Long Island City, 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 Trade Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at Bill Levkoff, Inc., New York and Long Island
City, New York, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after June 21, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 19th day of February, 2002

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