DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,991

DONNA KARAN COMPANY
NEW YORK, 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 eli-
gibility 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 August 19, 2002, filed by Union of Needletrades,
Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE) Locals 10 and 89-22-1 on
behalf of workers at Donna Karan Company, New York, New York. The
workers were engaged in employment relating to the production of
women's coats, suits, jackets, dresses and sportswear.
Investigation findings revealed that the subject facility
experienced declines in sales and levels of employment.
United States imports of women's and girls' coats and jackets,
and slacks and shorts, increased during the twelve months through
March 2002 as compared to the twelve month period ended March 2001.
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 Donna Karan Company,
New York, New York, contributed importantly to the decline in sales
and production and to the total or partial separation of workers of
the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers at Donna Karan Company, New York, New York,
engaged in employment relating to the production of
women's coats, suits, jackets, dresses and sportswear who
became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after August 13, 2001, 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 18th day of October 2002.

/s/Elliott S. Kushner________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance