DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-91,142

BASF CORPORATION
FINANCE DIVISION
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDARY OF BASF SERVICES AMERICAS S.R.L
A SUBSIDIARY OF BASF SE
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
RESOURCES CONNECTION, LLC D/B/A RESOURCES GLOBAL PROFESSIONALS,
NEXTSOURCE, LLC, AND BURROW GLOBAL
FLORHAM PARK, NEW JERSEY

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 November 16, 2015 by the State Workforce Office on
behalf of workers of BASF Corporation, Finance Division, a wholly
owned subsidiary of BASF Services Americas S.R.L, a subsidiary
of BASF SE, Florham Park, New Jersey (BASF Corporation-Finance
Division). The workers' firm is engaged in activities related to
the production of chemical products. The subject worker group
(BASF Corporation-Finance Division) is engaged in activities
related to the supply of financial services, such as corporate
accountants, controller, accounts payable processors and
analyst. The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers
from Resources Connection, LLC d/b/a Resources Global
Professionals, NextSource, LLC, and Burrow Global.
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 BASF Corporation-Finance Division
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 financial services
like or directly competitive with the services supplied by the
workers which contributed importantly to worker group separations
at BASF Corporation-Finance Division.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of BASF Corporation,
Finance Division, Florham Park, New Jersey, who are engaged in
activities related to the supply of financial 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 BASF Corporation, Finance Division, a wholly
owned subsidiary of BASF Services Americas S.R.L, a
subsidiary of BASF SE, including on-site leased workers
from Resources Connection, LLC d/b/a Resources Global
Professionals, NextSource, LLC, and Burrow Global, Florham
Park, New Jersey, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after November 13, 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 20th day of March 2016.

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