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TAW-92489  /  SuperGenius Industries, LLC (Oregon City, OR)

Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 12/13/2015
Filed Date: 12/14/2016
Most Recent Update: 07/18/2017
Determination Date: 07/18/2017
Expiration Date: 07/18/2019

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-92,489

SUPERGENIUS INDUSTRIES, LLC
OREGON CITY, OREGON

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; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on December 14, 2016 by a state workforce office on
behalf of workers of SuperGenius Industries, LLC, Oregon City,
Oregon (herein referred to as "SuperGenius"). The workers'
firm is engaged in activities related to the supply of video
game production services.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petitioner, the workers' firm, and major
declining customer(s) of the firm.
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)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of video game production services by
SuperGenius have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of services like or directly competitive with the
services supplied by SuperGenius have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased customer imports contributed importantly to the
worker group separations and sales/production declines at
SuperGenius.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of SuperGenius
Industries, LLC, Oregon City, Oregon, who are engaged in
activities related to the supply of video game production
services 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 SuperGenius Industries, LLC, Oregon City,
Oregon, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 13, 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 18th day of July 2017.
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance