DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-75,096
HILTON WORLDWIDE
MEMPHIS OPERATIONS
BRANDS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES DIVISION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
BRANDS AND GUEST TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS AND
HOTEL DEPLOY & TECH SERVICES
INCLUDING WORKERS WORKING FROM HOME IN
NEVADA
REPORTING TO MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
MEMPHIS, TENNESSE

TA-W-75,096A
HILTON WORLDWIDE
BRANDS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES DIVISION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
BRANDS AND GUEST TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS AND
HOTEL DEPLOY & TECH SERVICES
INCLUDING WORKERS WORKING FROM HOME IN
WASHINGTON
REPORTING TO MCLEAN, VIRGINIA
MCLEAN, VIRGINIA

TA-W-75,096B
HILTON WORLDWIDE
BRANDS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES DIVISION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS
ADDISON, 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 January 13, 2011 on behalf of workers of Hilton
Worldwide, Memphis Operations, Brands and Commercial Services
Division, Information Technology Department, Brands and Guest
Technology, Infrastructure Operations and Hotel Deploy & Tech
Services, Memphis, Tennessee (TA-W-75,096), Hilton Worldwide,
Brands and Commercial Services Division, Information
Technology Department, Brands and Guest Technology,
Infrastructure Operations and Hotel Deploy & Tech Services,
McLean, Virginia (TA-W-75,096A) and Hilton Worldwide, Brands
and Commercial Services Division, Information Technology
Department, Infrastructure Operations, Addison, Texas (TA-W-
75,096B) ("Hilton Worldwide"). The workers are engaged in
activities related to supplying information technology
services. TA-W-75,096 contains workers who work from their
home in Nevada. TA-W-75,096A contains workers who work from
their home in Washington. TA-W-75,096 is to include all
workers from 755 Crossover Lane and 3180 Players Lane
locations in Memphis, Tennessee.
The investigation revealed that workers of Hilton Worldwide
who are engaged in activities related to supplying information
technology services meet the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant number or
proportion of the workers at Hilton Worldwide have become
totally or partially separated or are threatened with total or
partial separation.
Criterion II has been satisfied because there has been an
acquisition from a foreign country by Hilton Worldwide of
services that are like or directly competitive with those
supplied by Hilton Worldwide.
Criterion III has been met because the acquisition of
information technology services from India by Hilton Worldwide
contributed importantly to worker group separations at Hilton
Worldwide.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Hilton Worldwide,
Memphis Operations, Brands and Commercial Services Division,
Information Technology Department, Brands and Guest
Technology, Infrastructure Operations and Hotel Deploy & Tech
Services, Memphis, Tennessee (TA-W-75,096), Hilton Worldwide,
Brands and Commercial Services Division, Information
Technology Department, Brands and Guest Technology,
Infrastructure Operations and Hotel Deploy & Tech Services,
McLean, Virginia (TA-W-75,096A) and Hilton Worldwide, Brands
and Commercial Services Division, Information Technology
Department, Infrastructure Operations, Addison, Texas (TA-W-
75,096B), who are engaged in activities related to supplying
information technology 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 Hilton Worldwide, Memphis Operations,
Brands and Commercial Services Division, Information
Technology Department, Brands and Guest Technology,
Infrastructure Operations and Hotel Deploy & Tech
Services, Memphis, Tennessee (TA-W-75,096), Hilton
Worldwide, Brands and Commercial Services Division,
Information Technology Department, Brands and Guest
Technology, Infrastructure Operations and Hotel Deploy &
Tech Services, McLean, Virginia (TA-W-75,096A) and Hilton
Worldwide, Brands and Commercial Services Division,
Information Technology Department, Infrastructure
Operations, Addison, Texas (TA-W-75,096B), who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
January 12, 2010, 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 8th day of April, 2011.

/s/ Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
Del-Min Amy Chen
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance