DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,008

N.J.L. COAT
CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
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 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 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 in response to a petition
received on November 16, 2004 and filed on behalf of workers at
N.J.L. Coat, Clifton, New Jersey. The workers were engaged in
employment related to the production of ladies' coats.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at
N.J.L. Coat, Clifton, New Jersey declined during the period under
investigation.

The investigation further revealed that U.S. aggregate
imports of women's and girls' coats and jackets increased from
2002 to 2003. In 2003 the ratio of U.S. imports to U.S.
shipments of women's and girl's coats and jackets, was over 800
percent.
In accordance with Section 246 of 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 Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increased of import of articles
like or directly competitive with ladies' coats contributed
importantly to the separation of workers of N.J.L. Coat, Clifton,
New Jersey. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of N.J.L. Coat, Clifton, New Jersey who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 13, 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
are also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of November, 2004.

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