DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,018

HEWITT ASSOCIATES LLC
HRO HEALTH AND WELFARE DELIVERY
DIRECT BILLINGS AND PAYMENT
LINCOLNSHIRE, ILLINOIS

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 3, 2004, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Hewitt Associates LLC,
HRO Health and Welfare Delivery, Direct Billings and Payment,
Lincolnshire, Illinois. The workers performed human resources
outsourcing support functions.
The investigation revealed that Hewitt Associates LLC, HRO
Health and Welfare Delivery, Direct Billings and Payment,
Lincolnshire, Illinois 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 Direct Billings and Payment group 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 assis-
tance (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 Hewitt
Associates LLC, HRO Health and Welfare Delivery, Direct Billings
and Payment, Lincolnshire, Illinois 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 22nd day of June 2004.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance