Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 01/29/2002
Filed Date: 02/12/2003
Most Recent Update: 03/24/2003
Determination Date: 03/24/2003
Expiration Date: 03/24/2005
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-50,873
SCANTIBODIES LABORATORY, INC.
PREGNANCY TEST KIT/PTK QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT
SANTEE, CALIFORNIA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 12, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Scantibodies Laboratory, Inc., Pregnancy Test Kit/PTK
Quality Control Department, Santee, California. The workers produce
pregnancy test kits and they are separately identifiable by product
line.
The investigation revealed that employment declined at the
Santee, California plant of the subject firm.
The investigation further revealed that production of
pregnancy test kits was shifted from Scantibodies Laboratory, Inc.,
Pregnancy Test Kit/PTK Quality Control Department, Santee,
California, to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Scantibodies Laboratory, Inc., Pregnancy Test
Kit/PTK Quality Control Department, Santee, California, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 29, 2002, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 24th day of March, 2003
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance