DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-91,492

MGAGE, LLC
NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES ARE REPORTED UNDER
THE BERRY COMPANY, LLC
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of
articles or supply of services like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by the
workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on February 22, 2016 by a state workforce office on
behalf of workers of mGage, LLC, Network Operations Center, Los
Angeles, California (herein referred to as "mGage, LLC,
Network Operations Center). The workers' firm is engaged in
activities related to the supply of network operations
services. Specifically, the workers activities include network
operations for applications for converged messaging, unified
conferencing, and virtual telephony. The subject worker group
includes workers whose wages are reported under The Berry
Company, LLC.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and the petitioner.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has shifted to a foreign country the supply of services
like or directly competitive with the services supplied by the
workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at mGage, LLC, Network Operations Center.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of mGage, LLC, Network
Operations Center, including workers whose wages are reported
under The Berry Company, LLC, Los Angeles, California, who are
engaged in activities related to the supply of network
operations services; specifically, network operations for
applications for converged messaging, unified conferencing,
and virtual telephony, meet the worker group certification
criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a).
In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I
make the following certification:












"All workers of mGage, LLC, Network Operations Center,
including workers whose wages are reported under The Berry
Company, LLC, Los Angeles, California, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after February
19, 2015 through two years from the date of certification,
and all workers in the group threatened with total or
partial separation from employment on the date of
certification through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 24th day of April 2016.
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance