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TAW-39503  /  Thomson Financial Researc (Weston, FL)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 06/25/2001
Most Recent Update: 07/13/2001
Determination Date: 07/13/2001
Expiration Date:

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,503

THOMSON FINANCIAL RESEARCH
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA

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 June 25, 2001, and filed on behalf of workers at
Thomson Financial Research, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The workers
were engaged in data collection, development and warehousing for
the parent company, Thomson Financial.
The investigation revealed that the workers of Thomson
Financial Research, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida do not produce an
article within the meaning of Section 223(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 Thomson Financial Research 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 Thomson
Financial Research, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida are denied eligibility
to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 13th day of July 2001.


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