Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 03/07/2001
Filed Date: 04/08/2002
Most Recent Update: 08/20/2002
Determination Date: 08/20/2002
Expiration Date: 08/20/2004
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-41,269
VICTORIA VOGUE INC.
BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
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 April 8, 2002 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Victoria Vogue Inc., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The workers were
engaged in employment related to the production of powder puffs.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased during the period under investigation.
Results of customer survey conducted by the Department of
Labor revealed that major declining customers of the subject firm
increased import purchases of powder puffs in the relevant
period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of powder
puffs like or directly competitive with those produced at
Victoria Vogue Inc., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, contributed impor-
tantly 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 Victoria Vogue Inc., Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 7, 2001, through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjust-
ment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 20th day of August, 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-41,269
VICTORIA VOGUE INC.
BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
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 April 8, 2002 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Victoria Vogue Inc., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The workers were
engaged in employment related to the production of powder puffs.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased during the period under investigation.
Results of customer survey conducted by the Department of
Labor revealed that major declining customers of the subject firm
increased import purchases of powder puffs in the relevant
period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of powder
puffs like or directly competitive with those produced at
Victoria Vogue Inc., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, contributed impor-
tantly 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 Victoria Vogue Inc., Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 7, 2001, through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjust-
ment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 20th day of August, 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance