DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-81,973

SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF SUN LIFE FINANCIAL, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADECCO
GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

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;
(2)(B)(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
(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; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on September 18, 2012 by the state workforce office on
behalf of workers of Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Services Company,
Inc., a subsidiary of Sun Life Financial, Inc., Greenfield,
Massachusetts. The worker group is engaged in activities related
to the supply of annuities and life insurance services. The
worker group includes on-site leased workers from Adecco.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from 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)(B) has been met because the workers' firm
has shifted to a foreign country the supply of services like or
directly competitive with the services supplied by the workers
which contributed importantly to worker group separations at Sun
Life Financial (U.S.) Services Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Sun
Life Financial, Inc., Greenfield, Massachusetts.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Sun Life Financial
(U.S.) Services Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Sun Life
Financial, Inc., Greenfield, Massachusetts, who are engaged in
activities related to the supply of annuities and life insurance
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 Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Services Company,
Inc., a subsidiary of Sun Life Financial, Inc., including
on-site leased workers from Adecco, Greenfield,
Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 17, 2011, 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 October, 2012

/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
__________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance