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TAW-58019  /  Aradian Corporation (San Diego, CA)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 09/23/2005
Most Recent Update: 09/29/2005
Determination Date: 09/29/2005
Expiration Date:




DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,019

ARADIANT CORPORATION
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance
And Alternative Trade 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 September 23, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Aradiant Corporation, San Diego, California. The
workers were engaged in providing call center services for
Aradiant customers.
The investigation also revealed that Aradiant Corporation,
San Diego, California, does not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222(a) (2) of the Act. In order to be
considered eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, the worker group seeking
certification (or on whose behalf certification is being sought)
must work for a "firm" or appropriate subdivision that produces
an article and there must be a relationship between the workers'
work and the article produced by the workers' firm or
appropriate subdivision. The call center does not support a
firm or appropriate subdivision that produces an article
domestically and thus the worker group can not be considered
import impacted or affected by a shift in production of an
article.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act
of 1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of its investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the worker group must be
certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance
(TAA). Since the workers are denied eligibility to apply for
TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.









Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of
Aradiant Corporation, San Diego, California are denied
eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also denied eligibility to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section
246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 29th day of September, 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance