Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 10/28/2002
Most Recent Update: 11/20/2002
Determination Date: 11/20/2002
Expiration Date:
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-42,307
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
IRVINE OFFICE
IRVINE, 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.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 28, 2002, and filed
on behalf of workers at Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Irvine
Office, Irvine, California. The workers at the subject facility
developed PSpice simulator software.
The investigation revealed that the workers of the subject
group did not produce an article within the meaning of Section
222(3) of the Trade Act, as amended. The Department of Labor has
consistently determined that the performance of services does not
constitute production of an article, as required by the Trade Act
of 1974, and this determination has been upheld in the U. S. Court
of Appeals.
Workers of the subject group 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 A
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Irvine Office, Irvine, California are
denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 20th day of November, 2002
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance