DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-83,114

PLANTRONICS, INC.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
ACCOUNTING GROUP
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS
FROM AEROTEK AND OAC SERVICES
SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA

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 25, 2013 by three workers on behalf of
workers of Plantronics, Inc., Finance Department, Accounting
Group, including on-site leased workers from Aerotek and OAC
Services, Santa Cruz, California. Plantronics, Inc. is engaged
in activities related to the production of electronic devices.
Workers of Plantronics, Inc., Finance Department, Accounting
Group, including on-site leased workers from Aerotek and OAC
Services, Santa Cruz, California (subject worker group) provides
accounting services for the firm.
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 accounting
services like or directly competitive with those services
supplied by the subject worker group, which contributed
importantly to worker group separations at Plantronics, Inc.,
Finance Department, Accounting Group, Santa Cruz, California.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Plantronics Inc.,
Finance Department, Accounting Group, Santa Cruz, California,
who are engaged in activities related to the supply of
accounting 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 Plantronics Inc., Finance Department,
Accounting Group, including on-site leased workers from
Aerotek and OAC Services, Santa Cruz, California, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 24, 2012 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 6th day of November, 2013

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