DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-92,171

HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION
OPERATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION
SMALL GROUP SERVICE OPERATION DEPARTMENT
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION GROUP
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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 1, 2016 on behalf of workers of Health Care
Service Corporation, Operations Support Services Division, Small
Group Service Operation Department, Contract Administration
Group, Chicago, Illinois (Health Care Service Corporation-
Contract Administration Group). The workers' firm is engaged in
activities related to the supply of health insurance. The subject
worker group (Health Care Service Corporation-Contract
Administration Group) is engaged in activities related to the
supply of internal clerical, administrative, and brokerage/group
customer service support services within the subject firm. The
subject worker group does not include on-site leased workers.
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 Health Care Service Corporation-
Contract Administration Group 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 a(n) services like
or directly competitive with the services supplied by the subject
workers which contributed importantly to worker group separations
at Health Care Service Corporation-Contract Administration Group.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Health Care Service
Corporation-Contract Administration Group, who are engaged in
activities related to the supply of internal clerical,
administrative, and brokerage/group customer service support
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 Health Care Service Corporation, Operations
Support Services Division, Small Group Service Operation
Department, Contract Administration Group, Chicago,
Illinois, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 31, 2015, 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 November 2016.
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance