DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-74,393

HENKEL OF AMERICA, INC.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
A SUBSIDIARY OF HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL AND AGILE 1 CORPORATE
ROCKY HILL, CONNECTICUT

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. (Set forth in 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 July 19, 2010 by the State Workforce Office on behalf
of workers of Henkel of America, Inc., Finance Department, a
subsidiary of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Rocky Hill, Connecticut
(Henkel Rocky Hill). The workers are engaged in activities
related to accounting & controlling, treasury, tax, accounts
receivable and accounts payable.
The worker group also includes on-site leased workers from
Robert Half International, and Agile 1 Corporate.
The investigation revealed that workers of Henkel Rocky
Hill who are engaged in activities related to the accounting &
controlling, treasury, tax, accounts receivable and accounts
payable services meet the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant proportion
of workers in the workers' firm have become totally or partially
separated during the relevant period.
Criterion II has been met because there has been a shift
in accounting & controlling, treasury, tax, accounts
receivable and accounts payable services by Henkel Rocky Hill
to the Philippines.
Criterion III has been met because the shift in accounting
& controlling, treasury, tax, accounts receivable and accounts
payable services by Henkel Rocky Hill to the Philippines
contributed importantly to worker group separations at Henkel
Rocky Hill.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Henkel of America,
Inc., Finance Department, a subsidiary of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA,
including on-site leased workers from Robert Half International,
and Agile 1 Corporate, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, who are engaged
in activities related to accounting & controlling, treasury,
tax, accounts receivable and accounts payable 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 Henkel of America, Inc., Finance
Department, a subsidiary of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, including
on-site leased workers from Robert Half International, and
Agile 1 Corporate, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
July 15, 2009, through two years from the date of
certification, and all workers in the group threatened with
total or partial separation from employment on 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 16th day of September, 2010


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