DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-92,206

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
TECHNOLOGY TEAM APPLICATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DIVSION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADPI, AGILE1, APPLEONE,
ALLSOURCE, ASI, AXELON SERVICES, BLUM SHAPIRO (CREATIVE FIN'L
SOLUTIONS STAFFING), COLLABERA, INC., IOS STAFFING SERVICES,
ITECH, J.MORRISSEY, JOHNSHON AND HILL STAFFING, KFORCE,
MANPOWERGROUP, INC./EXPERIS, METASYS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ROSE
INTERNATIONAL, RUSSELL TOBIN & ASSOCIATES, SOLUTION PARTNERS,
TAILORED MANAGEMENT, UNITED PERSONNEL SERVICES, VERTEX, AND
VISIONITM
SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

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 14, 2016 by an American Job Center on behalf
of workers of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Technology Team Applications and Infrastructure Division,
including on-site leased workers from ADPI, Agile1, AppleOne,
AllSource, ASI, Axelon Services, Blum Shapiro (Creative Fin'l
Solutions Staffing), Collabera, Inc., IOS Staffing Services,
Itech, J.Morrissey, Johnson and Hill Staffing, Kforce,
ManpowerGroup, Inc./Experis, Metasys Technologies, Inc., Rose
International, Russell Tobin & Associates, Solution Partners,
Tailored Management, United Personnel Services, Vertex, and
VisionITm, Springfield, Massachusetts (herein referred to as
"Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company"). The workers'
firm is engaged in activities related to the supply of financial
services - insurance.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and the petitioner.
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 workers'
firm has acquired from a foreign country services like or
directly competitive with services supplied by the workers
which contributed importantly to worker group separations at
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Massachusetts Mutual
Life Insurance Company, Technology Team Applications and
Infrastructure Division, including on-site leased workers from
ADPI, Agile1, AppleOne, AllSource, ASI, Axelon Services, Blum
Shapiro (Creative Fin'l Solutions Staffing), Collabera, Inc.,
IOS Staffing Services, Itech, J.Morrissey, Johnson and Hill
Staffing, Kforce, ManpowerGroup, Inc./Experis, Metasys
Technologies, Inc., Rose International, Russell Tobin &
Associates, Solution Partners, Tailored Management, United
Personnel Services, Vertex, and VisionITm, Springfield,
Massachusetts, who are engaged in activities related to the
supply of financial services - insurance 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 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Company, Technology Team Applications and Infrastructure
Division, including on-site leased workers from ADPI,
Agile1, AppleOne, AllSource, ASI, Axelon Services, Blum
Shapiro (Creative Fin'l Solutions Staffing), Collabera,
Inc., IOS Staffing Services, Itech, J.Morrissey, Johnson
and Hill Staffing, Kforce, ManpowerGroup, Inc./Experis,
Metasys Technologies, Inc., Rose International, Russell
Tobin & Associates, Solution Partners, Tailored
Management, United Personnel Services, Vertex, and
VisionITm, Springfield, Massachusetts, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after
September 13, 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 13th day of October 2016.
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance