DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-92,706

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY
EAST TERRITORY CLERICAL OPS. CLAIM-FINANCIAL & OPERATIONS SUPPORT
DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE CONTINENTAL CORPORATION
BREA, CALIFORNIA


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 March 8, 2017 by the State Workforce Office on behalf of
workers of Continental Casualty Company, East Territory Clerical
Ops. Claim-Financial & Operations Support Division, a subsidiary
of The Continental Corporation, Brea, California (Continental
Casualty Company-East Territory Clerical). The workers' firm is
engaged in activities related to the supply of commercial property
and casualty insurance services. The subject worker group
(Continental Casualty Company-East Territory Clerical) is engaged
in the supply of general clerical services, such as bill payment,
correspondence, and referrals. 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 Continental Casualty Company-East
Territory Clerical 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 the general clerical services supplied by the
subject workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Continental Casualty Company-East Territory
Clerical.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Continental Casualty
Company-East Territory Clerical, who are engaged in activities
related to the supply of general clerical 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 Continental Casualty Company, East Territory
Clerical Ops. Claim-Financial & Operations Support
Division, a subsidiary of The Continental Corporation,
Brea, California, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 7, 2016, 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 3rd day of May 2017.
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance