Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 05/05/2003
Most Recent Update: 05/21/2003
Determination Date: 05/21/2003
Expiration Date:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,680
SIEMENS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on May 5, 2003, in response to
a petition filed by a Florida state official on behalf of workers
at Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc., Boca
Raton, Florida. The workers at the subject facility provide
integrated voice and data networks and solutions for enterprises,
carriers and service providers and perform consulting services to
customers seeking to reduce operating costs and grow revenues.
The investigation revealed that the petitioning workers of
this firm or subdivision do not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222 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 at the firm or subdivision 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
their firm by ownership, or a firm related by control. Addition-
ally, 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 this facility.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Siemens
Information and Communication Networks, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida
are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 21st day of May, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,680
SIEMENS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on May 5, 2003, in response to
a petition filed by a Florida state official on behalf of workers
at Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc., Boca
Raton, Florida. The workers at the subject facility provide
integrated voice and data networks and solutions for enterprises,
carriers and service providers and perform consulting services to
customers seeking to reduce operating costs and grow revenues.
The investigation revealed that the petitioning workers of
this firm or subdivision do not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222 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 at the firm or subdivision 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
their firm by ownership, or a firm related by control. Addition-
ally, 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 this facility.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Siemens
Information and Communication Networks, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida
are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 21st day of May, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance