DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-93,921

PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, LLC
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF GREAT WEST LIFECO U.S., LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ACCENTURE LLP, ALEXANDER GROUP, APEX, ASK STAFFING, BEACON HILL
STAFFING GROUP, BOWDOIN GROUP, BRIDGEVIEW IT, CDI CORPORATION,
CERES GROUP, CHAGS HEALTH INFORMATION TECH, COGNIZANT, CURATE
PARTNERS, DCL AGILITY, DOTCOM TEAM, DRIVESTREAM, INC., ELIASSEN,
GARDNER RESOURCES, GREAT WEST GLOBAL HIRE PARTNERSHIP, LLC,
HOLLISTER, INDICO DATA SOLUTIONS, JOHN LEONARD, KFORCE, INC.,
LEAPFROG SYSTEMS, INC., MARCHON PARTNERS, MICROSTRATEGY SERVICES
CORP, MONUMENT STAFFING, INC., OPEN SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES,
OVERTURE PARTNERS, PROFESSIONAL ALTERNATIVES, RANDSTAD
TECHNOLOGIES L.P., SIGNATURE CONSULTANTS,
SAPIENT (PUBLICIS SAPIENT), AND WIPRO
BOSTON, 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 June 26, 2018 by three workers on behalf of workers of
Putnam Investments, LLC, Digital Technology division, a
subsidiary of Great West Lifeco U.S., LLC, including on-site
leased workers from Accenture LLP, Alexander Group, Apex, ASK
Staffing, Beacon Hill Staffing Group, Bowdoin Group, Bridgeview
IT, CDI Corporation, Ceres Group, Chags Health Information Tech,
Cognizant, Curate Partners, DCL Agility, Dotcom Team,
DRIVESTREAM, INC., Eliassen, Gardner Resources, Great West
Global Hire Partnership, LLC, Hollister, Indico Data Solutions,
John Leonard, Kforce, Inc., LeapFrog Systems, Inc., Marchon
Partners, Microstrategy Services Corp, Monument Staffing, Inc.,
Open Systems Technologies, Overture Partners, Professional
Alternatives, Randstad Technologies L.P., Signature Consultants,
Sapient (Publicis Sapient), and Wipro, Boston, Massachusetts are
the subject of the investigation ("Putnam Investments, LLC").
The workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the
supply of digital technology development, maintenance, and
monitoring services.
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 acquired from a foreign country services like or
directly competitive with the services supplied by the workers
which contributed importantly to worker group separations at
Putnam Investments, LLC.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Putnam Investments,
LLC, Digital Technology division, a subsidiary of Great West
Lifeco U.S., LLC, including on-site leased workers from
Accenture LLP, Alexander Group, Apex, ASK Staffing, Beacon Hill
Staffing Group, Bowdoin Group, Bridgeview IT, CDI Corporation,
Ceres Group, Chags Health Information Tech, Cognizant, Curate
Partners, DCL Agility, Dotcom Team, DRIVESTREAM, INC., Eliassen,
Gardner Resources, Great West Global Hire Partnership, LLC,
Hollister, Indico Data Solutions, John Leonard, Kforce, Inc.,
LeapFrog Systems, Inc., Marchon Partners, Microstrategy Services
Corp, Monument Staffing, Inc., Open Systems Technologies,
Overture Partners, Professional Alternatives, Randstad
Technologies L.P., Signature Consultants, Sapient (Publicis
Sapient), and Wipro, Boston, Massachusetts, who are engaged in
activities related to the supply of digital technology
development, maintenance and monitoring 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 Putnam Investments, LLC, Digital Technology
division, a subsidiary of Great West Lifeco U.S., LLC,
including on-site leased workers from Accenture LLP,
Alexander Group, Apex, ASK Staffing, Beacon Hill Staffing
Group, Bowdoin Group, Bridgeview IT, CDI Corporation, Ceres
Group, Chags Health Information Tech, Cognizant, Curate
Partners, DCL Agility, Dotcom Team, DRIVESTREAM, INC.,
Eliassen, Gardner Resources, Great West Global Hire
Partnership, LLC, Hollister, Indico Data Solutions, John
Leonard, Kforce, Inc., LeapFrog Systems, Inc., Marchon
Partners, Microstrategy Services Corp, Monument Staffing,
Inc., Open Systems Technologies, Overture Partners,
Professional Alternatives, Randstad Technologies L.P.,
Signature Consultants, Sapient (Publicis Sapient), and
Wipro, Boston, Massachusetts, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 18,
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 12th day of September 2018.

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