DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-92,812

SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
AEROTEK, AZAD, COMRISE INFOGROUP NORTHWEST, KFORCE,
LEXICON STAFFING SOLUTIONS, MODIS, RENAISSANCE SYSTEMS,
ROBERT HALF TECHNOLOGY, AND SOFTWARE TECH GROUP
CAMAS, WASHINGTON

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 April 11, 2017 by a state workforce office on behalf of
workers at Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc., a subsidiary of
Sharp Electronics Corporation, including on-site leased workers
from Aerotek, Azad, Comrise InfoGroup Northwest, kForce, Lexicon
Staffing Solutions, Modis, Renaissance Systems, Robert Half
Technology, and Software Tech Group, Camas, Washington (Sharp
Laboratories of America). The workers' firm is engaged in
activities related to the supply of research and development
services.
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 Sharp Laboratories of America 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 research and development services supplied by
the workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Sharp Laboratories of America.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Sharp Laboratories of
America, who are engaged in activities related to the supply of
research and development 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 Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc., a
subsidiary of Sharp Electronics Corporation, including on-
site leased workers from Aerotek, Azad, Comrise InfoGroup
Northwest, kForce, Lexicon Staffing Solutions, Modis,
Renaissance Systems, Robert Half Technology, and Software
Tech Group, Camas, Washington, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 6, 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 7th day of July 2017.
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
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DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance