TAW-56411 / Bayer Corp. Business Services, LLC BCBS (West Haven, CT)
Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 01/24/2004
Filed Date: 01/27/2005
Most Recent Update: 02/10/2005
Determination Date: 02/10/2005
Expiration Date: 02/10/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,411
BAYER CORPORATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC (BCBS)
INFORMATION SYSTEMS GROUP
A SUBSIDIARY OF BAYER CORPORATION
WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
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 its 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 27, 2005 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Bayer
Corporate and Business Services, LLC, Information Systems Group, a
subsidiary of Bayer Corporation, West Haven, Connecticut. Workers
at the subject firm were engaged performing information technology
(IT) services, such as computer application support enhancement and
development, and computer operations and maintenance.
The investigation revealed that the IT services provided by
the workers of the subject firm support the production of various
pharmaceutical products manufactured by an affiliated firm, Bayer
Pharmaceuticals Corporation located in West Haven, Connecticut.
The investigation determined that employment at Bayer
Corporate and Business Services, LLC, Information Systems Group, a
subsidiary of Bayer Corporation, West Haven, Connecticut, declined
from 2003 to 2004.
The investigation further determined that that production of
pharmaceutical products by Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation,
Pharmaceutical Division, West Haven, Connecticut, declined during
the period of this investigation. Furthermore, the firm has
increased its imports of pharmaceutical products during the
relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with pharmaceutical products produced
by Bayer Corporation contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Bayer Corporate and Business Services, LLC,
Information Systems Group, a subsidiary of Bayer Corporation,
West Haven, Connecticut, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 24, 2004 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 10th day of February 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance