Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 04/16/2006
Filed Date: 04/17/2007
Most Recent Update: 05/14/2007
Determination Date: 05/14/2007
Expiration Date: 05/14/2009
Other Worker Groups on This Petition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-61,318
EPIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WOKRERS OF
SUPERIOR TECHNICAL RESOURCES AND SPHERION
JOHNSON CITY DIVISION
JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on May 14, 2007,
applicable to workers of Epic Technologies, LLC., including on-
site leased workers of Superior Technical Resources, Johnson City
Division, Johnson City, Tennessee. The notice was published in
the Federal Register on May 30, 2007 (72 FR 30033).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm.
The workers are engaged in the production of assembled printed
circuit boards.
New information shows that leased workers of Spherion were
employed on-site at the Johnson City, Tennessee location of Epic
Technologies, LLC., Johnson City Division. The Department has
determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control
of Epic Technologies, LLC., Johnson City Division to be
considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of Spherion working on-
site at the Johnson City, Tennessee location of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Epic Technologies, LLC., Johnson City
Division, Johnson City, Tennessee who were adversely-impacted by
a shift in production of assembled printed circuit boards to
Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-61,318 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Epic Technologies, LLC., including on-
site leased workers from Superior Technical Resources,
and Spherion, Johnson City Division, Johnson City,
Tennessee, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after April 16, 2006, through May
14, 2009, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade
Act of 1974.”
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 1st day of February 2008
/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-61,318
EPIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF SUPERIOR TECHNICAL RESOURCES
JOHNSON CITY DIVISON
JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE
TA-W-61,318A
EPIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF SUPERIOR TECHNICAL RESOURCES
NORWALK DIVISION
NORWALK, OHIO
Certification 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.
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 April 17, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Epic Technologies LLC, Johnson City Division, Johnson City,
Tennessee (TA-W-61,318), and Epic Technologies LLC, Norwalk
Division, Norwalk, Ohio (TA-W-61,318A). The workers produce
assembled printed circuit boards.
The subject facilities include on-site leased workers from
Superior Technical Resources.
The investigation revealed a significant number or proportion
of workers at the subject firm are threatened to become separated
from employment.
A substantial portion of production of assembled printed
circuit boards manufactured in the Johnson City facility and the
Norwalk facility is being shifted to Mexico, a country that is
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine 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 Epic Technologies LLC, including on-site
leased workers from Superior Technical Resources, Johnson City
Division, Johnson City, Tennessee (TA-W-61,318), and Epic
Technologies LLC, including on-site leased workers from
Superior Technical Resources, Norwalk Division, Norwalk, Ohio
(TA-W-61,318A), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 16, 2006 through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are
also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 14th day of May 2007
/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-61,318
EPIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WOKRERS OF
SUPERIOR TECHNICAL RESOURCES AND SPHERION
JOHNSON CITY DIVISION
JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on May 14, 2007,
applicable to workers of Epic Technologies, LLC., including on-
site leased workers of Superior Technical Resources, Johnson City
Division, Johnson City, Tennessee. The notice was published in
the Federal Register on May 30, 2007 (72 FR 30033).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm.
The workers are engaged in the production of assembled printed
circuit boards.
New information shows that leased workers of Spherion were
employed on-site at the Johnson City, Tennessee location of Epic
Technologies, LLC., Johnson City Division. The Department has
determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control
of Epic Technologies, LLC., Johnson City Division to be
considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of Spherion working on-
site at the Johnson City, Tennessee location of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Epic Technologies, LLC., Johnson City
Division, Johnson City, Tennessee who were adversely-impacted by
a shift in production of assembled printed circuit boards to
Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-61,318 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Epic Technologies, LLC., including on-
site leased workers from Superior Technical Resources,
and Spherion, Johnson City Division, Johnson City,
Tennessee, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after April 16, 2006, through May
14, 2009, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade
Act of 1974.”
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 1st day of February 2008
/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-61,318
EPIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF SUPERIOR TECHNICAL RESOURCES
JOHNSON CITY DIVISON
JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE
TA-W-61,318A
EPIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF SUPERIOR TECHNICAL RESOURCES
NORWALK DIVISION
NORWALK, OHIO
Certification 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.
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 April 17, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Epic Technologies LLC, Johnson City Division, Johnson City,
Tennessee (TA-W-61,318), and Epic Technologies LLC, Norwalk
Division, Norwalk, Ohio (TA-W-61,318A). The workers produce
assembled printed circuit boards.
The subject facilities include on-site leased workers from
Superior Technical Resources.
The investigation revealed a significant number or proportion
of workers at the subject firm are threatened to become separated
from employment.
A substantial portion of production of assembled printed
circuit boards manufactured in the Johnson City facility and the
Norwalk facility is being shifted to Mexico, a country that is
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine 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 Epic Technologies LLC, including on-site
leased workers from Superior Technical Resources, Johnson City
Division, Johnson City, Tennessee (TA-W-61,318), and Epic
Technologies LLC, including on-site leased workers from
Superior Technical Resources, Norwalk Division, Norwalk, Ohio
(TA-W-61,318A), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 16, 2006 through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are
also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 14th day of May 2007
/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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