DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-91,016

LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
OPERATIONS DIVISION
RELIABILITY DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ULTIMATE STAFFING SERVICES
HILLSBORO, OREGON

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 October 2, 2015 by the State Workforce Office on behalf
of workers of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, Research and
Development Division, Operations Division, Reliability
Division, Hillsboro, Oregon (Lattice Semiconductor-
R&D/Operations/Reliability). The workers' firm is engaged in
activities related to the production of semiconductors and
related devices. The subject worker group includes on site
leased workers from Ultimate Staffing Services.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in Lattice Semiconductor-
R&D/Operations/Reliability 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 production of a(n)
article like or directly competitive with those produced by the
workers which contributed importantly to group separations at
Lattice Semiconductor-R&D/Operations/Reliability.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Lattice
Semiconductor-R&D/Operations/Reliability, who are engaged in
activities related to the production of semiconductors and
related 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 Lattice Semiconductor Corporation,
Research and Development Division, Operations Division,
Reliability Division, including on site leased workers
from Ultimate Staffing Services, Hillsboro, Oregon, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 2, 2014, 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 11th day of January 2017.
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance