DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,374

GE HEALTHCARE INTEGRATED IT SOLUTIONS, USA CORPORATION
ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS DIVISION
VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

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 November 10, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a Washington state One-Stop
Operator on behalf of the workers of GE Healthcare Integrated IT
Solutions, USA Corporation (IITS USA Corp.), Enterprise Solutions
Division, Verification and Validation Department, Seattle,
Washington. The workers engaged in the operation of an error
tracking software program. This program automatically reports
errors to a separately identifiable group who correct these errors.
The investigation revealed that the worker group also included
employees working remotely from home in California, Georgia,
Washington, and abroad.
The investigation revealed that GE Healthcare Integrated IT
Solutions, USA Corporation (IITS USA Corp.), Enterprise Solutions
Division, Verification and Validation Department, Seattle,
Washington, 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 workers operating the post production error tracking software
program 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 GE Healthcare
Integrated IT Solutions, USA Corporation (IITS USA Corp.),
Enterprise Solutions Division, Verification and Validation
Department, Seattle, Washington 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.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 13th day of January 2009

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance