Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 04/08/2002
Most Recent Update: 06/25/2002
Determination Date: 06/25/2002
Expiration Date:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-41,272
AMDOCS, INC.
HILLSBORO, OREGON
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 April 8, 2002, and filed on behalf of workers and
former workers at Amdocs, Inc., Hillsboro, Oregon. The workers
develop software for fraud detection.
The investigation revealed that the workers of Amdocs, Inc.,
Hillsboro, Oregon, do not produce an article within the meaning of
Section 222(3) of the Act. The Department of Labor has consis-
tently 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 Amdocs,
Inc., Hillsboro, Oregon are denied eligibility to apply for adjust-
ment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 25th day of June 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer
Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-41,272
AMDOCS, INC.
HILLSBORO, OREGON
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 April 8, 2002, and filed on behalf of workers and
former workers at Amdocs, Inc., Hillsboro, Oregon. The workers
develop software for fraud detection.
The investigation revealed that the workers of Amdocs, Inc.,
Hillsboro, Oregon, do not produce an article within the meaning of
Section 222(3) of the Act. The Department of Labor has consis-
tently 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 Amdocs,
Inc., Hillsboro, Oregon are denied eligibility to apply for adjust-
ment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 25th day of June 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer
Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance