DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W- 93,752

NORTH HAVEN
A SUBSIDIARY OF MEDTRONIC (F/K/A COVIDIEN)
INCLUDING ON SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM KELLY SERVICES
NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT

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 24, 2018 by state workforce official on behalf of
workers and former workers of North Haven, a subsidiary of
Medtronic (F/K/A Covidien), including on-site leased workers
from Kelly Services, North Haven, Connecticut (North Haven).
The workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the
production of global healthcare products, such as surgical and
medical instruments.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and public sources.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers at North Haven 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 production of a(n)
article like or directly competitive with the articles produced
by the subject workers which contributed importantly to worker
group separations at North Haven.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of North Haven, who are
engaged in activities related to the production of global
healthcare products, 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 North Haven, a subsidiary of Medtronic
(F/K/A Covidien), including on-site leased workers from
Kelly Services, North Haven, Connecticut, became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 23,
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 4th day of January 2019.

/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance