DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,655

LEGGETT AND PLATT, INC.
WORKERS AT ADVANTAGE TECHNOLOGIES
PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply
For Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either
paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (a)(2)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 23, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by a state workforce agent on
behalf of the workers of Leggett and Platt, Inc., working at
Advantage Technologies, Plymouth, Michigan. The workers covered
by this petition support the production of pneumatic and
mechanical lumbar units produced by Advantage Technologies,
which is a subsidiary of Leggett and Platt, Inc.
Workers of Advantage Technologies, Plymouth, Michigan, were
certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance on
August 13, 2004 (TA-W-55,183).
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26
USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The
group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).


The Department has determined that criterion (2) of Section
246 has not been met.
Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily
transferable to other jobs in the local commuting area.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced by Advantage
Technologies contributed importantly to the decline in sales or
production and to the total or partial separation of workers of
that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All Leggett and Platt, Inc. employees working at Advantage
Technologies, Plymouth, Michigan, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 23,
2003, through two years from the date of certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974;"
and



I further determine that all Leggett and Platt, Inc.
employees working at Advantage Technologies, Plymouth, Michigan,
are denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 22nd day of October, 2004.

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