DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-81,288

CRITICARE SYSTEMS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADECCO AND ACCOUNTEMPS
WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN

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:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on February 2, 2012 by three workers on behalf of workers
of Criticare Systems, Inc., Waukesha, Wisconsin (Criticare
Systems, Inc.). The workers' firm is engaged in activities
related to the production of patient monitoring medical devices.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Adecco and Accountemps.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petitioners and the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of patient monitoring medical devices by
Criticare Systems, Inc. have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because company
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
articles by Criticare Systems, Inc. have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased company imports contributed importantly to the
worker group separations and sales/production declines at
Criticare Systems, Inc.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Criticare Systems,
Inc., including on-site leased workers from Adecco and
Accountemps, Waukesha, Wisconsin, who are engaged in activities
related to the production of patient monitoring medical devices
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 Criticare Systems, Inc., Waukesha,
including on-site leased workers from Adecco and
Accountemps, Wisconsin, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 30, 2011
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 2nd day of March, 2012.

/s/ Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance