FORMER UNITED
DESIGN EMPLOYEES
RECEIVE TRADE READJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
Expired
Benefits Returned
to Noble, OK Employees Under Trade Act of 1974
OKLAHOMA
CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission announced today that
displaced workers from the Noble facility of United
Design Corporation are eligible to receive financial help. The U.S.
Department of Labor has ruled that former employees of
the Noble, OK company meet requirements to receive trade adjustment
assistance according to the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273) as amended by the
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418). Under Section 223
of the legislation, workers qualify for adjustment assistance if three criteria
are met: 1) workers must be laid off or threatened with layoff; 2) sales or
production must have decreased; and 3) increases in imports of products like or
directly competitive with products made by the firm must contribute to layoffs
or the threat of layoffs. Trade adjustment assistance is available to
individuals who become unemployed as a result of increased imports or a shift in
production. The goal is to help laid off workers return to suitable employment
as quickly as possible.
The report concludes
that “all workers of United Design Corporation, Noble, Oklahoma, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 5, 2000 through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance…” The first day of eligibility
for this assistance is May 5, 2001. Separated employees who would like to take
advantage of this assistance should contact their nearest Workforce Oklahoma
Local Office at 1-888-840-WORK (9675).
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