DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-85,760

MEDTRONIC ABLATION FRONTIERS, INC.
CARDIO VASCULAR GROUP
A SUBSIDIARY OF MEDTRONIC, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
EASTRIDGE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 January 14, 2015 by a company official on behalf of
workers of Medtronic Ablation Frontiers, Inc., Cardio Vascular
Group, a subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., Carlsbad, California.
The workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the
production of medical devices primarily for the treatment of
atrial fibrillation and arrhythmia. The worker group includes
on-site leased workers from Eastridge Workforce Solutions, Inc.
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 employment
decline is related to the shift in production of medical devices
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 assistance (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).

The Department has determined that Criterion II has not
been met because the workers in the workers' firm do not possess
skills that are not easily transferable. The investigation
revealed that the subject workers are highly skilled and that
their skills are transferable to other jobs at medical equipment
and device companies within the Carlsbad, California local
commuting area.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Medtronic Ablation
Frontiers, Inc., Cardio Vascular Group, a subsidiary of
Medtronic, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Eastridge
Workforce Solutions, Inc., Carlsbad, California, who are engaged
in activities related to the production of 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 Medtronic Ablation Frontiers, Inc., Cardio
Vascular Group, a subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., including
on-site leased workers from Eastridge Workforce Solutions,
Inc., Carlsbad, California, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 13, 2014,
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 I
further determine that all workers of Medtronic Ablation
Frontiers, Inc., Cardio Vascular Group, a subsidiary of
Medtronic, Inc., including on-site leased workers from
Eastridge Workforce Solutions, Inc., Carlsbad, California
are denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 19th day of February, 2015.

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