Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 12/16/2008
Filed Date: 12/18/2009
Most Recent Update: 04/12/2010
Determination Date: 04/12/2010
Expiration Date: 04/12/2012
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-73,125
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATION, INC.
ENTERPRISE FINANCE ORGANIZATION
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI) WAGES ARE
PAID THROUGH BJ SERVICES (BJS)
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
KELLY SERVICES, ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL, KFORCE,
SIRIUS SOLUTIONS, TPI, AND ADDISON
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Amended 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 issued
a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on April 12, 2010, applicable to workers of Baker
Hughes Oilfield Operation, Inc., Enterprise Finance Organization,
including on-site leased workers from Kelly Services, Robert Half
International, and Kforce, Houston, Texas. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on May 20, 2010 (75 FR 28300).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers supplied accounts payable, accounts receivable and credit
and collections and general ledger services.
New information shows that in April 2011, Baker Hughes
Oilfield Operation, Inc. purchased BJ Services (BJS). Some
workers separated from employment at Baker Hughes Oilfield
Operation, Inc. had their wages reported under a separate
unemployment insurance (UI) tax account under the name BJ
Services (BJS). Information also shows that leased workers from
Sirius Solutions, TPI, and Addison were employed on-site at the
Houston, Texas location of Baker Hughes Oilfield Operation, Inc.,
Enterprise Finance Organization. The Department has determined
that these workers were sufficiently under the control of Baker
Hughes Oilfield Operation, Inc., Enterprise Finance Organization
to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Sirius Solutions,
TPI, and Addison working on-site at the Houston, Texas location
of Baker Hughes Oilfield Operation, Inc., Enterprise Finance
Organization and to include workers whose (UI) wages are paid
through BJ Services (BJS).
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected by
the acquisition of services from several foreign countries.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-73,125 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Baker Hughes Oilfield Operation, Inc.,
Enterprise Finance Organization, including workers
whose unemployment insurance (UI) wages are paid
through BJ Services (BJS), and including on-site leased
workers from Kelly Services, Robert Half International,
Kforce, Sirius Solutions, TPI, and Addison, Houston,
Texas, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 16, 2008, through April
12, 2012, and all workers in the group threatened with
total or partial separation from employment on the date
of certification through April 12, 2012, 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 6th day of September, 2011
/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
__________________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-73,125
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATION, INC.
ENTERPRISE FINANCE ORGANIZATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF KELLY SERVICES, ROBERT
HALF INTERNATIONAL, AND KFORCE
HOUSTON, TEXAS
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:
I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers’ firm must
have become totally or partially separated or be threatened
with total or partial separation.
II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either:
(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
(i)(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.
III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition must
have contributed importantly to the workers’ separation or
threat of separation. See Section 222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)(B)(ii).
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on December 18, 2009 on behalf of workers of Baker Hughes
Oilfield Operation, Inc., Enterprise Finance Organization,
Houston, Texas. The workers supplied accounts payable, accounts
receivable and credit and collections and general ledger
services. The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Kelly Services, Robert Half International, and Kforce.
The investigation revealed that workers of Baker Hughes
Oilfield Operation, Inc. who are engaged in employment related to
accounts payable, accounts receivable and credit and collections
and general ledger services meet the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant number of the
workers were separated or threatened with separation.
Criterion II has been satisfied because the workers’ firm
has acquired from a foreign country services like or directly
competitive with services supplied by the workers.
Criterion III has been met because the acquisition of
services from the Philippines, China, Argentina, and Poland by
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operation, Inc. contributed importantly to
worker group separations at the Houston, Texas facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Baker Hughes Oilfield
Operation, Inc., Enterprise Finance Organization, Houston, Texas,
who are engaged in employment related to accounts payable,
accounts receivable and credit and collections, and general
ledger 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 Baker Hughes Oilfield Operation, Inc.,
Enterprise Finance Organization, including on-site leased
workers of Kelly Services, Robert Half International, and
Kforce, Houston, Texas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 16, 2008,
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 12th day of April, 2010
/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-73,125
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATION, INC.
ENTERPRISE FINANCE ORGANIZATION
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI) WAGES ARE
PAID THROUGH BJ SERVICES (BJS)
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
KELLY SERVICES, ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL, KFORCE,
SIRIUS SOLUTIONS, TPI, AND ADDISON
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Amended 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 issued
a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on April 12, 2010, applicable to workers of Baker
Hughes Oilfield Operation, Inc., Enterprise Finance Organization,
including on-site leased workers from Kelly Services, Robert Half
International, and Kforce, Houston, Texas. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on May 20, 2010 (75 FR 28300).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers supplied accounts payable, accounts receivable and credit
and collections and general ledger services.
New information shows that in April 2011, Baker Hughes
Oilfield Operation, Inc. purchased BJ Services (BJS). Some
workers separated from employment at Baker Hughes Oilfield
Operation, Inc. had their wages reported under a separate
unemployment insurance (UI) tax account under the name BJ
Services (BJS). Information also shows that leased workers from
Sirius Solutions, TPI, and Addison were employed on-site at the
Houston, Texas location of Baker Hughes Oilfield Operation, Inc.,
Enterprise Finance Organization. The Department has determined
that these workers were sufficiently under the control of Baker
Hughes Oilfield Operation, Inc., Enterprise Finance Organization
to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Sirius Solutions,
TPI, and Addison working on-site at the Houston, Texas location
of Baker Hughes Oilfield Operation, Inc., Enterprise Finance
Organization and to include workers whose (UI) wages are paid
through BJ Services (BJS).
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected by
the acquisition of services from several foreign countries.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-73,125 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Baker Hughes Oilfield Operation, Inc.,
Enterprise Finance Organization, including workers
whose unemployment insurance (UI) wages are paid
through BJ Services (BJS), and including on-site leased
workers from Kelly Services, Robert Half International,
Kforce, Sirius Solutions, TPI, and Addison, Houston,
Texas, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 16, 2008, through April
12, 2012, and all workers in the group threatened with
total or partial separation from employment on the date
of certification through April 12, 2012, 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 6th day of September, 2011
/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
__________________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-73,125
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATION, INC.
ENTERPRISE FINANCE ORGANIZATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF KELLY SERVICES, ROBERT
HALF INTERNATIONAL, AND KFORCE
HOUSTON, TEXAS
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:
I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers’ firm must
have become totally or partially separated or be threatened
with total or partial separation.
II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either:
(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
(i)(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.
III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition must
have contributed importantly to the workers’ separation or
threat of separation. See Section 222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)(B)(ii).
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on December 18, 2009 on behalf of workers of Baker Hughes
Oilfield Operation, Inc., Enterprise Finance Organization,
Houston, Texas. The workers supplied accounts payable, accounts
receivable and credit and collections and general ledger
services. The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Kelly Services, Robert Half International, and Kforce.
The investigation revealed that workers of Baker Hughes
Oilfield Operation, Inc. who are engaged in employment related to
accounts payable, accounts receivable and credit and collections
and general ledger services meet the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant number of the
workers were separated or threatened with separation.
Criterion II has been satisfied because the workers’ firm
has acquired from a foreign country services like or directly
competitive with services supplied by the workers.
Criterion III has been met because the acquisition of
services from the Philippines, China, Argentina, and Poland by
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operation, Inc. contributed importantly to
worker group separations at the Houston, Texas facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Baker Hughes Oilfield
Operation, Inc., Enterprise Finance Organization, Houston, Texas,
who are engaged in employment related to accounts payable,
accounts receivable and credit and collections, and general
ledger 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 Baker Hughes Oilfield Operation, Inc.,
Enterprise Finance Organization, including on-site leased
workers of Kelly Services, Robert Half International, and
Kforce, Houston, Texas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 16, 2008,
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 12th day of April, 2010
/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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