Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 08/28/2001
Filed Date: 09/09/2002
Most Recent Update: 10/04/2002
Determination Date: 10/04/2002
Expiration Date: 10/04/2004
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-42,107
BATH UNLIMITED, INC.
A DIVISION OF MASCO CORPORATION
DOING BUSINESS AS MELARD MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on October 4,
2002, applicable to workers of Bath Unlimited, Inc., a Division of
MASCO Corp., Passaic, New Jersey. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on November 5, 2002 (67 FR 67418).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are
engaged in the production of showerhead and plumbing repair
products.
New information provided by the State shows that Bath
Unlimited is doing business as Melard Manufacturing Corporation as
of January 1, 2002. Information also shows that workers separated
from employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under
a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for Melard
Manufacturing Corporation.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include all
workers of Bath Unlimited, Inc. who were adversely affected by
imports. The amended notice applicable to TA-W-42,107 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Bath Unlimited, Inc., a division of MASCO
Corp., doing business as Melard Manufacturing Corporation,
Passaic, New Jersey, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after August 28, 2001, through October
4, 2004, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 13th day of January 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-42,107
BATH UNLIMITED, INC.
A DIVISION OF MASCO CORPORATION
PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY
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
eligibility 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 September 9, 2002, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Bath Unlimited, Inc., a division of MASCO
Corporation, Passaic, New Jersey. The workers produce showerhead
and plumbing repair products.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
showerhead and plumbing repair products increased absolutely during
the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with showerheads and plumbing repair
products produced by Bath Unlimited, Inc., a division of MASCO
Corporation, Passaic, New Jersey, 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 Bath Unlimited, Inc., a division of MASCO
Corporation, Passaic, New Jersey, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 28,
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 4th day of October, 2002.
/s/Linda G. Poole_____________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-42,107
BATH UNLIMITED, INC.
A DIVISION OF MASCO CORPORATION
DOING BUSINESS AS MELARD MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on October 4,
2002, applicable to workers of Bath Unlimited, Inc., a Division of
MASCO Corp., Passaic, New Jersey. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on November 5, 2002 (67 FR 67418).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are
engaged in the production of showerhead and plumbing repair
products.
New information provided by the State shows that Bath
Unlimited is doing business as Melard Manufacturing Corporation as
of January 1, 2002. Information also shows that workers separated
from employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under
a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for Melard
Manufacturing Corporation.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include all
workers of Bath Unlimited, Inc. who were adversely affected by
imports. The amended notice applicable to TA-W-42,107 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Bath Unlimited, Inc., a division of MASCO
Corp., doing business as Melard Manufacturing Corporation,
Passaic, New Jersey, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after August 28, 2001, through October
4, 2004, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 13th day of January 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-42,107
BATH UNLIMITED, INC.
A DIVISION OF MASCO CORPORATION
PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY
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
eligibility 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 September 9, 2002, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Bath Unlimited, Inc., a division of MASCO
Corporation, Passaic, New Jersey. The workers produce showerhead
and plumbing repair products.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
showerhead and plumbing repair products increased absolutely during
the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with showerheads and plumbing repair
products produced by Bath Unlimited, Inc., a division of MASCO
Corporation, Passaic, New Jersey, 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 Bath Unlimited, Inc., a division of MASCO
Corporation, Passaic, New Jersey, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 28,
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 4th day of October, 2002.
/s/Linda G. Poole_____________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance