DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-38,215
ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS
EPSG PIXPAY SERVICES
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA

Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on October 16, 2000 and filed on behalf of workers for
Entertainment Partners, EPSG PixPay Services, Burbank,
California. The subject firm provides light, sound, camera, and
other temporary employees to entertainment industry clients.
The investigation revealed that the petitioners of
Entertainment Partners, EPSG PixPay Services, do not produce an
article within the meaning of Section 222(3) of the Act. The
Department of Labor has consistently determined that the
performance of services does not constitute production of an
article, as required by Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, and
this determination has been upheld in the U. S. Court of Appeals.



Workers at the subject firm may be certified only if their
separation was caused importantly by a reduced demand for their
services from a parent firm, a firm otherwise related to the
subject firm by ownership, or a firm related by control.
Additionally, the reduction in demand for services must originate
at a production facility whose workers independently meet the
statutory criteria for certification and the reduction must
directly relate to the product impacted by imports. These
conditions have not been met for workers at the subject firm.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that workers of
Entertainment Partners, EPSG PixPay Services, Burbank,
California, are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 27th day of November 2000.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance