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TAW-85726  /  Hewlett-Packard Co. (Houston, TX)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/15/2013
Filed Date: 12/16/2014
Most Recent Update: 03/02/2015
Determination Date: 03/02/2015
Expiration Date: 03/02/2017

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-85,726

HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.
HP ENTERPRISE GROUP
AMERICAS SUPPLY CHAIN HOUSTON MANUFACTURING
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ADVANTAGE TECHNICAL RESOURCING, BUCHER AND
CHRISTIAN CONSULTING, INC., CBSI LLC, MANPOWER,
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, PINNACLE TECHNICAL
RESOURCES, INC., AND STAFF MANAGEMENT
(A SUBSIDIARY OF SEATON, LLC)
HOUSTON, TEXAS

Amended 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 issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply
for Worker Adjustment Assistance on March 2, 2015,
applicable to workers of Hewlett-Packard Co., HP
Enterprise Group, Americas Supply Chain Houston
Manufacturing, including on-site leased workers from
Advantage Technical Resourcing, Bucher and Christian
Consulting, Inc., CBSI LLC, Manpower, National Employment
Service, Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc., and Staff
Management, Houston, Texas. The workers were engaged in
activities related to the production of server cabinets
and parts.

At the request of a state workforce official to clarify
the worker group, the Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm. The company reports that
the leased worker agency, Staff Management, is a subsidiary
of Seaton, LLC.

Based on these findings, the Department is amending
this certification to include workers leased from Staff
Management (a subsidiary of Seaton, LLC) working on-site at
the Houston, Texas location of Hewlett-Packard Co., HP
Enterprise Group, Americas Supply Chain Houston Manufacturing.

The amended notice applicable to TA-W-85,726 is hereby
issued as follows:

"All workers of Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Enterprise
Group, Americas Supply Chain Houston Manufacturing, including
on-site leased workers from Advantage Technical Resourcing, Bucher
and Christian Consulting, Inc., CBSI LLC, Manpower, National
Employment Service, Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc., and Staff
Management (a subsidiary of Seaton, LLC), Houston, Texas, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 15, 2013 through March 2, 2017, 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 23rd day of April, 2015

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

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-85,726

HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.
HP ENTERPRISE GROUP
AMERICAS SUPPLY CHAIN HOUSTON MANUFACTURING
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ADVANTAGE TECHNICAL RESOURCING, BUCHER AND CHRISTIAN CONSULTING,
INC., CBSI LLC, MANPOWER, NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, PINNACLE
TECHNICAL RESOURCES, INC., AND STAFF MANAGEMENT
HOUSTON, TEXAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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, or an appropriate subdivision of
the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i) there has been a shift in production by such
workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign country of
articles like or directly competitive with articles which
are produced by such firm or subdivision; and
(ii)(I) the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States;
(II) the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a beneficiary under
the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean
Basin Economic Act; or
(III) there has been or is likely to be an increase
in imports of articles that are like or directly
competitive with articles which are or were produced by
such firm or subdivision.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on December 16, 2014 by a company official on behalf of
workers of Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Enterprise Group, Americas
Supply Chain Houston Manufacturing, Houston, Texas. The subject
workers are engaged activities related to the production of server
cabinets and parts. Workers are not separately identifiable by
article produced. The worker group includes on-site leased workers
from Advantage Technical Resourcing, Bucher and Christian
Consulting, Inc., CBSI LLC, Manpower, National Employment Service,
Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc., and Staff Management.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and other industry sources.
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 employment
decline is related to the shift in the production of server
cabinets and parts to a foreign country that is party to a free
trade agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 26 U.S.C. 2813, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assis-
tance (ATAA) for older workers.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because a
significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50 years of
age or older. Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) has been met because
the workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are not
easily transferrable. Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) has been met
because conditions within the workers' industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that the workers of Hewlett-Packard
Co., HP Enterprise Group, Americas Supply Chain Houston
Manufacturing, Houston, Texas, 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 Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Enterprise Group,
Americas Supply Chain Houston Manufacturing, including on-
site leased workers from Advantage Technical Resourcing,
Bucher and Christian Consulting, Inc., CBSI LLC, Manpower,
National Employment Service, Pinnacle Technical Resources,
Inc., and Staff Management, Houston, Texas, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 15, 2013, 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, and are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 2nd day of March 2015.

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