DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-93,514

MEIJER GREAT LAKES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
CORPORATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES DEPARTMENT
A SUBSIDIARY OF MEIJER, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADD VENTURES, APLOS
SOLUTIONS, CLOVER CONSULTING, COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION US
CO., DATAFACTZ, HTC GLOBAL SERVICES INC., IMPACT BUSINESS
GROUP, JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC., JDS CONSULTING LLC, KFORCE
PROFESSIONAL STAFFING, LAKESIDE SYSTEM SERVICES, MRI CONTRACT
STAFFING INC., OFFICE TEAM, OTTERBASE TECHNICAL SERVICES, RI
BREHM & ASSOCIATES LLC, SDLC PARTNERS LP, STEVE BRACEWELL
CONSULTING LLC, TATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE,
TECHNISOURCE-KALAMAZOO, TEKSYSTEMS, UST GLOBAL INC., AND WMH
CONSULTING INC.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

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 February 2, 2018 by a state workforce office on behalf
of workers of Meijer Great Lakes Limited Partnership, Corporate
Information Technology and Services Department, a subsidiary of
Meijer, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Add
Ventures, Aplos Solutions, Clover Consulting, Cognizant
Technology Solution US Co., Datafactz, HTC Global Services INC.,
Impact Business Group, JDA Software Group INC., JDS Consulting
LLC, Kforce Professional Staffing, Lakeside System Services, MRI
Contract Staffing INC., Office Team, Otterbase Technical
Services, RI Brehm & Associates LLC, SDLC Partners LP, Steve
Bracewell Consulting LLC, Tata America International Corporate,
Technisource-Kalamazoo, Teksystems, UST Global INC., and WMH
Consulting INC., Grand Rapids, Michigan (Meijer Great Lakes
Partnership). The workers pertaining to this investigation are
engaged in activities related to the supply of internal ITS
equipment, services and support services for the corporate
entity.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petitioner and the workers' firm.
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 shifted to a foreign country the supply of a service
like or directly competitive with the service supplied by the
workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Meijer Great Lakes Partnership.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Meijer Great Lakes
Limited Partnership, Corporate Information Technology and
Services Department, a subsidiary of Meijer, Inc., including on-
site leased workers from Add Ventures, Aplos Solutions, Clover
Consulting, Cognizant Technology Solution US Co., Datafactz, HTC
Global Services INC., Impact Business Group, JDA Software Group
INC., JDS Consulting LLC, Kforce Professional Staffing, Lakeside
System Services, MRI Contract Staffing INC., Office Team,
Otterbase Technical Services, RI Brehm & Associates LLC, SDLC
Partners LP, Steve Bracewell Consulting LLC, Tata America
International Corporate, Technisource-Kalamazoo, Teksystems, UST
Global INC., and WMH Consulting INC., Grand Rapids, Michigan,
who are engaged in activities related to the supply of internal
ITS equipment, services and support for the corporate entity
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 Meijer Great Lakes Limited Partnership,
Corporate Information Technology and Services Department, a
subsidiary of Meijer, Inc., including on-site leased
workers from Add Ventures, Aplos Solutions, Clover
Consulting, Cognizant Technology Solution US Co.,
Datafactz, HTC Global Services INC., Impact Business Group,
JDA Software Group INC., JDS Consulting LLC, Kforce
Professional Staffing, Lakeside System Services, MRI
Contract Staffing INC., Office Team, Otterbase Technical
Services, RI Brehm & Associates LLC, SDLC Partners LP,
Steve Bracewell Consulting LLC, Tata America International
Corporate, Technisource-Kalamazoo, Teksystems, UST Global
INC., and WMH Consulting INC., Grand Rapids, Michigan, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 31, 2017, 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 15th day of March 2018.

/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance