Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 06/04/2001
Most Recent Update: 07/11/2001
Determination Date: 07/11/2001
Expiration Date:
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-39,367
COMPUTREX, INC.
NICHOLASVILLE, KENTUCKY
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 eligi-
bility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on June 4 , 2001, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Computrex, Inc., Nicholasville, Kentucky.
The workers are engaged in employment related to data entry
services.
The investigation revealed that the workers of Computrex,
Inc., Nicholasville, Kentucky, 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 of 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 all workers of
Computrex, Inc., Nicholasville, Kentucky, are denied eligibility
to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 11th day of July, 2001
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance