DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-63,580
CREDIT PAYMENT SERVICES, INC.
RENO, NEVADA

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 June 23, 2008, in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers of Credit Payment Services,
Inc., Reno, Nevada. The workers provided call center services, on an
outsource basis, to customers applying for personal loans.
The investigation revealed that Credit Payment Services, Inc.,
Reno, Nevada, 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 domestically and there must be a
relationship between the workers' work and the article produced by the
workers' firm or appropriate subdivision. The petitioning customer
service workers do not support a firm or appropriate subdivision that
produces an article domestically and thus the worker group cannot 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 of the facts obtained in the investigation,
I determine that all workers of Credit Payment Services, Inc., Reno,
Nevada 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 27th day of June 2008

/s/ Richard Church

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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance