DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-94,123

JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP
A SUBSIDIARY OF JOHNSON CONTROLS
FORMERLY KNOWN AS SIMPLEXGRINNELL
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TEAM
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM AGILE 1
WESTMINSTER, 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 September 12, 2018 by the Massachusetts State Workforce
Office on behalf of workers of Johnsons Control Fire Protection
LP, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls, formerly known as
SimplexGrinnell, Accounts Payable Team, including on-site
leased workers from Agile 1, Westminster, Massachusetts (herein
referred to as "Johnsons Control, Accounts Payable Team"). The
workers of this investigation are engaged in activities related
to the supply of accounts payable services.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petitioner and the workers' firm.
The workers of the SimplexGrinnell, also known as TYCO
SimplexGrinnell, Order to Cash (OTC) group, a subsidiary of
Johnson Controls, Westminster, Massachusetts were previously
certified under TA-W-93,598, which expires on March 27, 2020.
Workers of Johnsons Control Fire Protection LP, formerly known
as SimplexGrinnell, Accounts Payable Team, Westminster,
Massachusetts are considered separately identifiable from the
Order to Cash (OTC) group.
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 Johnsons Control, Accounts Payable Team.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Johnsons Control Fire
Protection LP, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls, formerly
known as SimplexGrinnell, Accounts Payable Team, including on-
site leased workers from Agile 1, Westminster, Massachusetts,
who are engaged in activities related to the supply of accounts
payable 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 Johnsons Controls Fire Protection LP, a
subsidiary of Johnson Controls, formerly known as
SimplexGrinnell, Accounts Payable Team, including on-site
leased workers from Agile 1, Westminster, Massachusetts,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after September 5, 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 22nd day of October 2018.

/s/Jacquelyn R. Mendelsohn
______________________________
JACQUELYN R. MENDELSOHN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance